Aztecs

The Aztecs ate a kind of pancake made from maize (a type of corn), similar to tortillas. The Aztecs grew many different kinds of vegetables. The Aztecs also ate a kind of porridge called atole.

They also hunted for quail and other small game.

They also ate tomatoes, avocados, a chocolate drink, almonds, and some types of cactus.

The largest class in the Aztec empire was made up of warriors, nobility, high priests and priestesses

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The Aztecs were an ethnic group in Mexico. They were short, had brown skin, hooked noses, broad faces, and dark eyes.

Both the Aztec children and adults played games for fun. They also danced, and if they were not playing a game, they enjoyed watching others play.

The Aztecs left Aztlan in 1519 during the 16th century. The Aztec Empire lasted from 1428 to 1521, almost 100 years.

Montezuma Ilhuicamina took power in 1440 after the death of his uncle Izcoatl. He solidified the alliances with two neighboring counties, Tlacopan and Texcoco. It was due to this alliance that Moctezuma and Nezahualcoyotl of Texcoco were able to organize the construction and culmination of a double aqueduct pipe system in order to supply the city of Tenochtitlan with fresh water. He also extended the Aztec empire to the Gulf Coast through the Mexican states of Guerrero, Oaxaca and Veracruz. During his reign the city of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) prospered like never before.

Ethnically-speaking, the term "Aztecs" refers to various peoples who spoke Nahuati and lived in central Mexico during the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries. The Nahua peoples came from northern Mexico and first started their migration into Mesoamerica in the 1500s. They began as nomadic hunter-gatherers, but then started to mix with the existing civilizations in Mesoamerica and took on certain customs and traditions; this would in turn lay the foundation for Aztec culture.

Several factors contributed to the downfall of the Aztec Empire. These are primitive weapons, poor military training, religion, cultural differences among the tribes and disease.

The hunter-gatherers of the Nahua people began to move into Mesoamerica in the 6th century. It is believed this was to gain lands and spread political values. As the civilizations mixed, religious and cultural ideas were adopted.

Aztec food was a rich combination of many foods that we take for granted today. Not only is much of this rich diet still common in Mexico today, it's spread around the world. Here's a look at some of what the ancient Mexica peoples ate: Maize (also called corn or mealies) was the staple grain of the Aztec empire. Maize has been domesticated for thousands of years, and it likely first came into common use in Mexico, spreading to the rest of the world from there. Mexico is still one of the world's top maize growing countries. Corn could be ground into flour and used to make tortillas (a sort of flat bread, sometimes used to wrap a filling to make tacos), tamales and even drinks. Corn has transformed the world perhaps more than any other food.

The Aztec food grain Aztec food also included beans and squash. Of course, maize and beans are still a cornerstone of the Mexican diet, a healthy combination especially if you're not eating a lot of meat.

To add to these three, the Mexicas (people of the Aztec Empire) ate chillies, tomatoes, limes, cashews, potatoes, sweet potatoes, peanuts, and of course chocolate. The Mexicas domesticated bees for honey, and turkeys for meat and eggs, also dogs and duck. They hunted and fished as well, and used animals such as deer, rabbits, iguana, fish and shrimp for food. Even insects, such as grasshoppers and worms were harvested. These various types of meat made up only a very minor part of the Aztec food that was eaten.

Large amounts of algae were collected from the surface of the Texcoco Lake water. High in protein, this algae (known as tecuitlatl) was used to make bread and cheese type foods. This algae is still used in Mexico as a fertilizer.

The Aztecs often cooked food bundled in the Maguey plant leaves. This dish is called Mixiotes, and it's still eaten in Mexico today. Different leaves are used because the Maguey population was suffering.

One of the greatest gifts to the world from Mexico is chocolate. The cocoa bean was highly treasured in the Aztec Empire. In fact, the bean was used as a currency, as well as Aztec food. Or, in this case, drink. The cocoa beans were used to make a thick chocolate drink, but far different than the hot chocolate we know today. Since they didn't use sugar, the Mexicas added peppers, corn meal and spices. A similar hot drink is still found in Mexico today with corn, known as atole.

The Aztecs are the people who once lived in central Mexico. They lived in these parts from the 14th through the 16th century.

Some contributions that were made by the Aztecs are popcorn, chocolate, and gum. They also invented terraced irrigation and used antispasmodic medicines.

At the height of its population, the Aztec civilization had a population of around 5 million people. That is roughly the same population as the state of Alabama.

Montezuma, or Moctezuma II, was the ninth Tenochtitlan ruler of the Aztec Empire. His rule lasted from 1502 to 1520. He was killed in the early stages of Mexico's conquest by Spain.

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the diffence between the Aztecs and the Incas were many different ones

The Incas

Planted crops on mountainsides, and they used step-like levels for farming

They mined gold and silver

they built roads thousands of iles long

They built palaces that had beautiful gardens and bathing rooms with running water.

The Aztecs

Built the capital city in Mexico called Tenochtitlan

They developed a written language

they knew mathematics