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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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What is the cause of the Aztec's decline?
To rise: they were a very resourceful civilization, which rapidly expanded from humble beginnings into a large empire that spanned most of central Mexico.
To fall: they were destroyed by Spanish conquistadores in the 16th century. The reason behind such destruction was that Aztecs didn't have resistance to disease - specially smallpox - brought by Europeans.
What Lake in Mexico where the Aztec built their capital and where Mexico city stands today?
Right. It was baptized as Mexico-Tenochtitlan and was founded on March 13, 1325.
What was the flora and fauna of Aztec Mexico?
Located atop three tectonic plates (North American, Pacific and Cocos Plates), Mexico is one of the most geologically active regions of Earth. This has resulted in a varied topography, which includes the three Sierra Madre mountain ranges, the Mexican Altiplano and the flat lands around the Yucatan Peninsula. Also, The Tropic of Cancer (23° 26' 22'' N) effectively divides the country into northern temperate and southern subtropical zones.
Due to its topography and extensive territory (1,972,550 square kilometers or 761,606 square miles, ranked 14th largest worldwide) Mexico has one of the world's most diverse climates:
Arid or semiarid conditions (Köppen BWh) are encountered in the Baja California Peninsula, the northwestern state of Sonora, the northern altiplano, and significant portions of the southern altiplano. Rainfall in these regions averages between 300 and 600 millimeters (12-24 inches) per year, and temperature variations are pronounced, between 5°C (41°F) on winter up to 42°C (107°F) on summer months. The vegetation found in such biome includes many cacti and desert plants, such as the Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea), Opuntias (Opuntia ficus-indica) and shrubs and trees of the Agave family.
Low-lying areas along the Gulf of Mexico and Yucatan Peninsula receive in excess of 1,000 millimeters (40 inches) of rainfall in an average year, with the wettest region being the southeastern state of Tabasco, which typically receives approximately 2,000 millimeters (80 inches) of rainfall on an annual basis. These lands are mostly tropical savanna (Köppen Aw), with fairly constant temperatures averaging between 24°C (75°F) and 28°C (83°F). Tropical rainforest vegetation including Kapok trees (Ceiba pentandra), rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) and cocount palm trees (Cocos nucifera) are found in this region.
Towns and cities on the Mexican Altiplano, as well as those found along the Sierra Madre mountain ranges bellow the 1,000 meter mark (3,300 feet) have relatively constant, pleasant temperatures throughout the year between 16°C (61°F) and 20°C (68°F); the most common climate is subtropical highland (Köppen Cwb). This allows for large oak and pine forests (Quercus robur), (Pinus palustris).
On the other hand, more northerly locations experience sizable seasonal variations. Above 2,000 meters (6,600 feet), temperatures drop as low as an average yearly range between 8°C (47°F) and 12°C (54°F). Parts of the northern altiplano and high peaks in the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Sierra Madre Oriental occasionally receive significant snowfalls (Köppen EH) and have pine forests.
What city in Mexico is located where tenochtitlan once was?
Present-day Mexico city is located atop the ruins of ancient Tenochtitlan.
What was the name of the city that was before Mexico City?
The oldest and still populated city in Mexico - and possibly of the Western Hemisphere - would be Cholula, some 100 kilometers (62 miles) west of Mexico City. It was founded circa 1200 B.C.
If you mean 'founded by Spaniards', that would be Veracruz, founded by Hernan Cortes in April 22, 1519.
What problems do refugees face?
refugees in India are not provided with better living condition, no proper food to eat and even not an actually called shelter. Their living conditions are very disgusting.
He conquered them, with the aid of smallpox and a few thousand Tlaxcalan warriors (sworn enemies of the Aztecs).
How did the Aztecs respond to the Spanish?
The Aztecs thought that the Spanish were gods so they worshiped them and did whatever they could to please them, at first. But the Aztec ruler, Montezuma, had his doubts about them. Soon after they arrived, the Aztecs discovered that the Spanish were as mortal as their other enemies, and fought against them. They captured some Spaniards, and sacrificed or even ate them. The Spanish won out because of their superior armament, and because the diseases they brought with them soon killed many of the Aztecs.
Who built the city of Babylon?
Accounts indicate that the garden was built by King Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled the city for 43 years starting in 605 BC (There is an alternative story that the gardens were built by the Assyrian Queen Semiramis during her five year reign starting in 810 BC). This was the height of the city's power and influence and King Nebuchadnezzar is known to have constructed an astonishing array of temples, streets, palaces and walls. According to accounts, the gardens were built to cheer up Nebuchadnezzar's homesick wife, Amyitis. Amyitis, daughter of the king of the Medes, was married to Nebuchadnezzar to create an alliance between the two nations. The land she came from, though, was green, rugged and mountainous, and she found the flat, sun-baked terrain of Mesopotamia depressing. The king decided to relieve her depression by recreating her homeland through the building of an artificial mountain with rooftop gardens.
Why was slavery an influence to south America?
Yes latin America was the first stop for slaves during the 1500s...the Spanish and The Portuguese had huge slave empires. About 60% of slaves brought to the new world were mostly sent to Brazil in South America, the Caribbean (haiti, cuba,Puerto Rico,Jamaica,Dominican Republic...etc) received the 2nd largest quantity of slaves and the 3rd would be North America. Brazil has the 2nd largest African descent poplation in the world, coming in Second to Nigeria in Africa (statistics state that atleast 40-50% of Brazils population is of African descent, part of that culture is still seen in the traditional African religion of Candomble). There are also African descent populations in the northern section of South America-as well-specifically Colombia and Guyana.
Yes, the Aztecs DID have music.
Music was important because it was so closely linked to religion, as it played a big role in religious ceremonies.The most common instruments were rattles, whistles, trumpets, flutes, copper bells, and shells. Aztec children between the ages of 12 and 15 were taught to sing, dance, and play musical instruments.
What was the Mayas form of writing called?
Mayas used pictures called hieroglyphics. They represent sounds, and with them any words in the Maya language could be written. Their writing system consisted of 800 symbols or Glyphs. From these, 700 represented whole words, they look like objects they represent, and 100 were syllable signs, used to spell out a word, syllable by syllable.
What did the ancient Aztec fish for?
fish and sea food, like crabs, oysters, fish and turtles, as well as fish, insects, shrimp, tadpoles, and pasta called ahuatle that was eaten commonly.
What was the National Anthem of the Aztec?
The official name is Mexican National Anthem (in Spanish: Himno Nacional Mexicano). The lyrics were written by Mexican poet Francisco Gonzalez Bocanegra in 1853. In 1854, Catalan composer Jaime Nunó composed the music which acompanies the anthem. Unofficialy, the anthem is sometimes called "Mexicanos, al grito de guerra" (Spanish for "Mexicans, at the cry of war") which is also the first line of the chorus.
An urban legend about the copyright status of the anthem states that it is owned by a United States firm. This however, is not the case. United States copyright law declares the Mexican anthem to be in the public domain inside the United States, since both the lyrics and music were published before 1909.
The lyrics in Spanish, are:
Chorus
Mexicanos, al grito de guerra
El acero aprestad y el bridon;
y retiemble en sus centros la tierra
Al sonoro rugir del canon.
Cina -oh patria! tus sienes de olivo
De la Paz el arcangel divino,
Que en el cielo tu eterno destino
Por el dedo de Dios se escribio.
Mas si osare un extrano enemigo
Profanar con su planta tu suelo,
Piensa -oh patria querida! que el cielo
Un soldado en cada hijo te dio.
Chorus II
-Guerra, guerra sin tregua al que intente
De la patria manchar los blasones!
-Guerra, guerra! Los patrios pendones
En las olas de sangre empapad.
-Guerra, guerra! En el Monte, en el valle
Los canones horrisonos truenen
Y los ecos sonoros resuenen
Con las voces de -Union! -Libertad!
Chorus III
Antes, patria, que inermes tus hijos
Bajo el yugo su cuello dobleguen,
Tus campinas con sangre se rieguen,
Sobre sangre se estampe su pie.
Y tus templos, palacios y Torres
Se derrumben con horrido estruendo,
Y sus ruinas existan diciendo:
De mil heroes la patria aqui fue.
Chorus IV
-Patria! -patria! Tus hijos te juran
Exhalar en tus aras su aliento,
Si el clarin con su belico acento
Los convoca a lidiar con valor.
-Para ti las guirnaldas de oliva!
-Un recuerdo para ellos de Gloria!
-Un laurel para ti de Victoria!
-Un sepulcro para ellos de honor!
Chorus
Mexicanos, al grito de guerra
El acero aprestad y el bridon,
y retiemble en sus centros la tierra
Al sonoro rugir del canon.
And translated to English:
Chorus
Mexicans, at the cry of battle
lend your swords and bridle;
and let the earth tremble at its center
upon the roar of the cannon.
Your forehead shall be girded, oh fatherland, with olive garlands
by the divine archangel of peace,
For in heaven your eternal destiny
has been written by the hand of God.
But should a foreign enemy
Profane your land with his sole,
Think, beloved fatherland, that heaven
gave you a soldier in each son.
Chorus II
War, war without truce against who would attempt
to blemish the honor of the fatherland!
War, war! The patriotic banners
saturate in waves of blood.
War, war! On the mount, in the vale
The terrifying cannon thunder
and the echoes nobly resound
to the cries of union! liberty!
Chorus III
Fatherland, before your children become unarmed
Beneath the yoke their necks in sway,
May your countryside be watered with blood,
On blood their feet trample.
And may your temples, palaces and towers
crumble in horrid crash,
and their ruins exist saying:
The fatherland was made of one thousand heroes here.
Chorus IV
Fatherland, fatherland, your children swear
to exhale their breath in your cause,
If the bugle in its belligerent tone
should call upon them to struggle with bravery.
For you the olive garlands!
For them a memory of glory!
For you a laurel of victory!
For them a tomb of honor!
Chorus
Mexicans, at the cry of battle
lend your swords and bridle;
and let the earth tremble at its center
upon the roar of the cannon.
What are some similarities between the Aztec and Roman empires?
The Mayas and the Aztecs both sacrificed the people, traded many goods. They were located in Central America, they had very little contact with each other, and built temples, Pyramids, and palaces for the ruler. That they also had great technologies and they all had strong religions.
How do the Aztecs interact with there environment?
They would have to take test and talk to each other on i phone 4s. They also would have pillow fights and talk about their feelings. I love you mommy they would say and bye
What region did aztecs live in?
Never
Only the Inca lived in South America.
The Aztecs lived in what we now know as Mexico, maybe a little more south then that. The rest; Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, Panama was Mayan
The Aztecs lived from around 1300 - 1500. Midway through the 1500's the Spanish emerged and began to destroy their religion and change the Aztec world forever.
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What is the Aztec name of the lady of the dead?
There are quite a few different Ladies of the Dead, it all depends on which culture and area you approach it from.
Persephone, Maman Brigitte, and Santa Muerte are just a few.
How old was Moctezuma when he died?
Moctezuma 1 died aged 71; Moctezuma II (the one killed during the Spanish conquest) died aged 60.
What sacrifices did Maya and Aztec offer their many gods?
They would offer their abundant gods human sacrifice.
Human hearts, human blood, then they would eat the flesh.
The believed that by sacrificing human, the gods would be pleased with them and bring good harvest and keep everyone healthy.
Who lived in Mexico before the Aztecs?
Of course: The Aztec civilization, which was destroyed by the Spanish Conquistadores.
What resources did hernan Cortes find?
He took an astrolabe,food,fresh water,map,and navigating tools. :)
