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Aztecs

The Aztecs were active in Mexico from the 14th through 16th centuries. They are most famous for their practice of human sacrifice.

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How were the people sacrificed at the Aztec temple?

The Aztecs led them up a temple. Then they were laid down on a stone table to be sacrificed to the gods. Their heart was removed and they were cooked and eaten

What were the Aztecs greatest accompliment?

The Aztecs built nothing lasting and invented nothing. They did successfully gain control of an empire that had already existed before they arrived in the area of today's Mexico City. But their power and governance was short-lived; within less than 200 years they were violently deposed by a combination of Spanish conquistadores, the illnesses imported to the New World by them and other Europeans and by previously subjugated tribes who were anxious to throw off the yoke of Aztec oppression. Interestingly, the Aztecs themselves never claimed to have built the megalithic structures found in central and northern Mexico, but admitted that they had been built long before the first Aztecs had ever reached the region.

Why did the Aztecs believe that the the world might be coming to an end during the reign of Montezuma?

They thought the world might be coming to an end because a ghostly woman was wailing"My children, we must flee from this city!" So they thought the world was coming to an end.

What are two reasons that the Aztec nation was wiped out?

Disease and inter-marriage. The Aztecs were at the center of Spanish control in Mexico, disease killed many but many more married Spanish men and had Mestizo children. So in a sense Aztecs are still around, they are the typical Mexican person of today.

How was Aztec society divided?

The Atec society was divided by north of Aztec , south of Aztec ect...

How did the Aztecs come in contact with the Europeans?

first, the Europeans came in contact with the Aztec, because they wanted gold. When Hernando Cortez got there, he and his army were attacked by friends of the Aztec. after that happened, the got to Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec tribe. they fought a battle with the Aztec, but were then forced to flee. they came back 5 months later but most of the Aztec had already died from diseases the European brought over, so the European took over.
**by the way this was made by a 6th grader.**

How many Aztecs died from smallpox?

3.5 million Aztecs were killed by smallpox brought by the Europeans when Cortes (Cortez) found Mexico. After the Aztecs contracted it from a Spanish solider, which had contracted it from an African Slave

What do the pictures on the Aztec calendar represent?

The Aztec calendar consists of two separate wheels: a 365-day agricultural calendar and a 260-day sacred calendar, known as the tonalpohualli. The images on the calendar represent different gods, symbols, and important dates in Aztec cosmology and religion. Each day is associated with a specific combination of a number and a symbol representing natural elements, animals, or deities.

How did Aztecs become slaves?

They sold themselves since they were to poor to buy anything

they didnt become slaves when they borned

but they could turn into slaves if they simply coulnt buy anything

Why were the Aztecs well known?

Aztecs were the most advanced of all the Native Americans building wise as well as the most advanced military wise. They were also very gruesome with their sacrifices because they ate the heart of the people being sacrificed to honor their Sun god. I hope I answered your question!!!:)

How long ago were the Aztecs?

The Ancient Aztecs were approximaetly in A,E 1300-1500 YEAR. They lived in the Ancient Mexico

What was believed to please the Aztec gods?

War and bloodshed. Whenever the Aztecs fought, it fed their gods. The Aztecs believed their gods were alive so they had to eat too. It was said that if a woman died during childbirth or a man in battle that they would go to the afterlife with honor and grace, like a king. The men were trained to be warriors at a very young age. The Aztecs were very war-like people, because of their gods. Basically, they did everything to please their gods. Human sacrifice was a major one of those things.

Explain how Cortes conquered the Aztecs?

Cortes and his soliders had destroyed Techochtitlan,and Cortes became the conqueror of one of the largest empires in the world

What factors helped the spanish defeat the aztec?

The Spanish brought diseases which weakened or killed thousands of native people. Also the Spanish brought big horses that the Aztec were terrified. The third factor was that they had new and stronger armor and weapons.

Are members of the Aztecs tribe still alive today?

yes there are still Aztecs alive today. They are descendants of the Aztecs in Mexico and most live in Egypt today because they got carried down the river in a storm and magically ended up in Egypt. There are only about 50 000 left and most of them have Egyptian or spanish blood in them.

The Aztecs came to power in?

1) Definitely not in WWII Germany, that's for sure.

2) Pyramids.

3) 12th century Mesoamerica.

Which happened first the spanish conquered the Aztec or the Inca?

The Aztec were conquered first, around 1521. The Inca were completely conquered by 1571.