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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 did archaeologists discover evidence of Aztec life in modern Mexico City?

They continuously find ancient artifacts buried below Mexico City, including pottery, ancient buildings made of stone and other cultural relics.

Those artifacts are buried because when the Spanish conquistadors conquered the Aztecs, they razed the city of Tenochtitlan, building their homes and buildings above the ancient city's ruins. However, not all of Tenochtitlan was destroyed by them: many buildings were simply buried under the new city.

How did the Aztecs transport their goods to market for trade?

They carried goods for trade by canoe and by teams of porters as they had no pack animals or wheeled vehicles to use

Where did the Aztecs come from before they settled in Mexico City?

In the northwestern deserts of Mexico. Their specific origin is still unknown, but it is believed they migrated from the US southwest, between California, Arizona and New Mexico. Due to an internal conflict, some factions split up from the original Aztec tribe and began their migration to southern latitudes.

What was the climate like in Aztec Mexico City?

Tenochtitlan was located within a valley that has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), due to its tropical location and high elevation of 2,240 meters (7,349 feet) above sea level. The lower region of the valley is composed mainly of grassland that receives less rainfall than the upper regions of the south; the upper southern region is a mountainous region of pine and oak trees known as the range of Ajusco. At the time of its foundation, the valley was dominated by a large lake known as Lake Texcoco, so the climate was a bit cooler than it is today. After Spanish forces destroyed the Aztec capital city in 1521, they proceeded to desiccate the lake, and nowadays only some marshy remains of it lie on the northeastern area of the city, close to the airport.

Are Aztecs the ancestors of Mexicans?

That's a very broad question. But yes Aztecs are one of Mexican ancestors but so are Mayas, Toltecs, Olmecs and even Spanish.

How did the conquered people felt about being ruled by the Aztecs?

A single powerful leader, the Aztec emperor, ruled these lands that they conquered. All the people he conquered were forced to pay him tribute, or heavy taxes, in the form of food, gold, or slaves.

Right in the book if you just read :)

What happened in present-day Mexico City in 1521?

After a plague of smallpox which decimated the population and a siege brought by Spanish conquistadors and their Tlaxcalan allies, it fell on August 13, 1521 before these hostile forces. This marked the beginning of the Viceroyalty Period (1521 - 1821) when the region encompassing present-day Mexico became an overseas colony of Spain.

What destroyed the Aztec civilization?

Spanish invaders, allied with the Aztec arch-enemies: the Tlaxcalans.

What cause the Aztec to settle in Lake Texcoco?

The Aztecs settled on a swampy island in Lake Texcoco because the land was taken then the Aztecs themselves the Mexica and then built the land. And then they called themselves the Aztecs.

Why was Aztecs trip to Mexico so important?

They were already inhabiting present-day Mexico at the time first contact with Europeans was established in 1519. They are also one of the "founding civilizations" of current Mexican culture, along with beliefs and traditions from other civilizations found within Mexico (such as Mayans) as well as those imposed by Spanish conquistadors between the 16th and 19th centuries -- Mexico itself won its independence from Spain in 1821.

Are there still Aztecs living in Mexico?

As an independent culture, no: the Aztec civilization was destroyed by Spanish conquistadors some 500 years ago.

As an ethnic group however, there are more than 2.44 million Native Americans of Nahuatl ancestry (the actual ethnicity of the Aztec people) in Mexico, who represent 2% of the total population of the country.

What did the Aztecs use to buy goods?

every thing from clothing to coco to jewally

Who was the spaniard who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico?

Hernan Cortez was the Spanish explorer and adventurer, not soldier, who conquered the Aztecs

What was the Aztec's last ruler's name?

The last fully independent ruler of the Aztecs was Cuauhtemoc, who surrendered to the Spaniards and was later executed by Cortes. After the conquest there was a transitional period where their rulers were given both the Aztec title "tlatoani" and the Spanish title "gobernador" (governor). The last of these rulers was don Luis de Santa Maria Nanacacipactzin, and he died in 1565. Afterwards they were governed solely by "gobernadores", who no longer ruled for life like tlatoanis or inherited their positions based on ancestry. But descendants of the old dynasty continued to play a significant role -- for example, the second governor after Nanacacipactzin was married to the daughter of one of Nanacipactzin's predecessors.

Why did Aztec engineers build three causeways over water and marshland?

to send messages from miles away and they would find lakes and dig a stream connected to the lake so the lake water would go through the stream and the stream would water their flowers.

How did the Aztec build such a powerful rich state?

they traded goods and they conquered many town,made alliances to build their empire ,and controlled a big trade process or network.

What old cilivization live in Mexico?

There were a few great civilizations that flourished in Mesoamerica (modern day Mexico and central america) before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. Right before the Spanish the Aztec Empire dominated the area. Before the Aztecs it was the the Toltecs. And before the Toltecs it was the Mayans. And before the Mayans it was the Zapotecs, who were contemporary to the Romans in Europe.

When did the Spanish conquer the Aztec empire in Mexico?

From the first years of the 16th century until the last years of the 17th. It really depends on each region and individual countries. For example, Cuba was conquered in 1503; Mexico on 1521; Peru in 1532; Paraguay in 1580; the last Mayan cities in Central America were not conquered until 1697.

What was unique about the Aztec Capital City of Tenochtitlan?

1. It was built on water

2. It had a giant gold temple in the middle

3. Roads connected it to the main land

4. Human Sacrifices were held on the temples

5. They used Chinampas to farm

How did the Aztecs build and control a powerful empire in Mexico?

they gained power because no one was there and the Europeans didn't even know that there was a new world out there. the Aztecs was soon drove away by Cortes from Spain and they brought many diseases with them. Cortes even conquered the Maya.