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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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Why do countries want an empire?
countries want a empire so that they can either be powerful or they will have the power to run countries
What did Aztec cities look like?
They were made of stone. had tall perimides and are very huge. the steps to perimodes are very small becaus e of the size of the atecs
No, in fact, most Mexicans have no drop of Aztec blood in there bodies. When the Spanish colonized Central America, most of the conquistadors refused to interbreed with the natives. This lack a combination means that not every person that lives in Mexico today are Aztec related.
In what present day countries were the Aztec and the Inca Empire's located?
They were found in the lower parts of mexico close the the islands down their for the aztecs and the inca were settled more on the land close to the aztects
What were the plants and animals of the Aztecs?
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What kind of Economy did the Aztecs have?
The Aztec's economy was built off of a traditional economy. Simply because
parents were teaching their children at an early age to farm or any occupation their parents had, then that became their jobs as an adult and the cycle continued.
How many people did the Aztecs sacrifice every year?
They sacrificed 3 - 4 hundred per day. Do the math and that's about 109500 - 146000 people a year.
At least, that's what I learned back in grade six.
How did the Aztecs build chinampas?
make a square (aringnaly 30 by 2.5 meters) and mark it off with stakes, then bind them by weaving vines and branches between them. fill with dirt/mud until higher then the water level.
The Spanish Destroyed The Aztec... Cortes Was The Leader
and the army
Why do you know so much about the Aztecs?
From our excavations and the spanish conquest where the Spaniards recorded what they saw.
Aztecs valued honor, loyalty, humility, stoicism, and ritual traditions. Yes, they did sacrifice humans, but it was considered an honor to be sacrificed. When they played their famous ball game (like soccer, except the goals were hoops high on the walls), it was actually the WINNERS that got to be sacrificed to the gods.
Why did the Aztecs think Cortes was a god?
The Aztec thought Cortes was a god because Montezuma saw the picture on the stone that is exactly look like the god of the Aztecan. But when Montezuma noticed that he wasn't a god because he's bleeding so that make him a fraud because gods don't bleed.
What are Aztecs known for doing?
Aztecs are mostly known for sacrificing human people... and they were also very intellegent... we are studying the Aztecs in social studies here at my school. :( ugh. oh well.. hope my answers help you!!
What does the name Aztec mean?
the definition of Aztec is a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519.
What did the Aztec transport on?
They mainly got around by arerbra or donkeys they also like to eat ice cream and sing songs
Why did the Aztecs kill people?
because they were ruled by a great ruler and they wanted to "own the world" .people who didnt listen to there ruled were killed in fear thay might rize up an over rule the aztecs
ANSWER:
The Aztecs thought that the sun was a god who demanded sacrifices in order to keep on shining and providing them with food and warmth to live.
What did the Aztecs use for transportation?
The Aztecs used walking and had an advanced road system. Prior to the Spanish invasion of their empire, the Aztecs had no horses or wheels to assist their transportation.
How would Aztecs warriors treat people that they captured?
they would eat them alive like canibals. CANIBALS!!!!
The Aztecs may have been cannibles but this was a more rare occurance. One of the few references I could find on the subject is the Aztecs first killed then ate captured Spanish soldiers. What the main priority of Aztecs what not to eat but to capture. The Aztecs where trained to capture not to kill so that the people they captured could be sacrificed to the gods, but for the most part people lived. the goal of the battles was not to destroy the enemy and ransack the village but to capture the community and integrate them into the Aztec society, thus providing a much more productive and expanding kingdom. The temples of these cities were burned and the worship of Huitzilopochtli was installed. They would sell the women, men and children who were weak and used only those with good health and strong will to be sacrifice. Prisoners of war were sacrificed on huge alters in front of large crowds. The heart of the victim was cut out, symbolically offered to the gods, and the lifeless bodies of the victims were rolled down the long stairs, staining the steps with blood.
Usually they came to villages, cities and tribes in the middle of the night or very early in the morning to attack. They come first in silence to the kill animals so they wouldn't alert the people, then enter the house of the headman and kill them. After killing the chief they would attack the other people who were either still asleep or distracted, those who resisted were delivered blows to the head so they were knocked unconscious.
Try these websites above to get a better idea. The first website is written terribly but it's got good info, the second is better. Also I know it's a movie but try watching Apocalypto it will give you a more basic starting point and it's not a bad movie to watch.
· http://hubpages.com/hub/Aztec-mythology
· http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/meso/cultures/aztec_empire.html
