0
Aztecs
The Aztecs were active in Mexico from the 14th through 16th centuries. They are most famous for their practice of human sacrifice.
6,012 Questions
Who were the aZtec and what happened to them?
They were the native people of Mexico and the Spanish wiped them out
Why was human sacrifice important in Aztec culture?
Sacrifice was 'important' because they felt they needed to give back to their god. Human sacrifice was very common on top of temples. Their sacrifice was a religious matter, as they felt in order to repay their great god, they had to sacrifice their own.
What important role did priests play in Aztecs?
The priests played an important role in the Aztec Civilization because they brought the religion to the Aztecs and so they had believed that the priest are the only people who could speak to their gods of their belief and so that means that or i am not to sure about this but it could also be that they believed the priests were living gods. Either one is grammatically correct and historically correct.
Was the spanish ever unable to overpower the Aztecs and the incas with there superior weaponry?
The Spanish had superior weaponry, but the Aztecs had many more people, and the Spanish had to flee a few times, or ally with natives, in order to take over. They also did lots of tricky things like kidnapping and giving permission for celebrations and then turning them into massacres. I don't think that there was ever much doubt that they would eventually overcome; just they had to change their timing and alter their plans sometimes because of the strength of the natives.
How may history have been if the Aztecs defeated the Spanish?
It wouldn't of changed much, other European countries also colonized the American continent, the Spanish would of tried again
no niggaa are you crazy
What did the spanish have that the Aztecs didn't?
The Spanish had horses, which the Aztecs had never seen before.
The Spanish also had guns, cannons, iron, steel, and weapons made of these metals
The Aztecs didn't have anything near the sort, and while still being fierce and great warriors, they couldn't withstand an attack with all these advanced weapons
Who are the people that make sacrifices for others?
people like firefighters,policemen,and soldiers make sacrifices for others. People who go into war zones can be captured as P.O.W's or prisoners of war. basically,anyone can make a sacrifice since you are giving up something anyway. For example, someone who works in a soup kitchen is giving up their time to feed the hungry.
What helped the Aztec rulers grow rich?
They traded with other countries back then. Almost all countries got rich from trade.
yes
