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The Aztecs The Aztecs were a complex and interesting people. They are known as a violent and warring people famous for human sacrifice, but they were also ecologist and artist. They were nomads for hundreds of years before settling and building one of the largest cities and empires in the world. They were famed warriors, but inside their own cities knew great peace. The Aztecs are often portrayed as wild savages, but in truth were far from it. The Aztecs, like many ancient cultures…

The Aztecs had a very complex way of living. The Aztecs spoke the Nahuatl language, and lived in an area of what is now Mexico. The rich lived in houses made of sun dried brick, and sometimes stone, and the poor lived in huts with thatched roofs. They grew chili peppers, corn, tomatoes, beans, and squash. They put chili on almost everything they ate, they made stew, tortillas, and stuffed flat breads. At home women cooked and cleaned, and the men mostly spent time at war. Aztec society was…

Evaluating The Coatlicue One of the most mysterious archeological discoveries in recent history was made in Mexico City in the latter years of the 17th century. A nine feet statue made out of stone and finely carved was found but immediately reburied. The statue was so shocking that incited terror and huge admiration to the people that found it. The statue depicts the Aztec goddess Coatlicue which means “snakes-hers-skirt” in the native tongue of the Aztecs, which is the mother of all other…

Artifact 1: Feather Shield Picture/Source Aztec civilization feather shield (Mexico, Aztec civilization. feather shield with linear meander design incorporating eye motifs. From Mexican Altiplano) Description/Source These Shields were used by Aztecs in battle. The Aztecs were a warrior civilization, and this shield represents that. The Aztecs built their empire on tribute from conquered places. (Mexico, Aztec civilization. feather shield with linear meander design incorporating eye motifs. From…

If the Natives had been immune to smallpox, I think they would have still been conquered by the Spaniards. The Aztecs and Incas were two empires. The Aztecs were roughly 15 million people in Mexico. They would make sacrifices to their god of war and sun who drank human blood. They also had another god that lived among the Aztecs who had left. He said he would come back in the year of One Reed. When the year of One Reed arrived, Hernan Cortes landed on Aztec land searching for gold, glory, and…

Once upon a time, a long time ago, There were two Native American civilizations that were known as the Incas and the Aztecs. Both of these cultivations were both driven from the Teotihuacan Civilization but were separate and distant civilizations. Although they shared some some similarities there were also some very significant differences between the two. Nevertheless the differences can be seen by the certain way they practiced their religions, their methods of socialization and rule, and…

Introduction: Aztecs were known for their remarkable success in development of their capital city of Tenochtitlan, which was built on top of another city Teotihuacan. The Aztecs were very advanced for their time, they constructed strong and stable buildings, their architecture was very simple but elegant. This advancement in their architecture allowed for the city of Tenochtitlan to become the most populated city in Mesoamerica. Aztec Background: The Aztecs are a tribe who were believed to…

After looking through the many cultures we learned about the one that stood out to me the most was the Aztec Empire. The Aztec’s society was based on their complex religious beliefs. In those beliefs the Aztec’s believed that the gods had created the era or also known as sun that they lived in. They created this era in a city called Teotihuacan in the Valley of Mexico. Furthermore in their culture they believed the world would cease to exist if they did not do such rituals as blood-letting…

A little bit after humans first came to America, two great empires just started to rise up. The Incas and the Aztecs. The Aztecs, a religion-based empire that started from a small city that paid tribute to another empire before becoming an empire that had tribute coming from many different cities. The Aztec civilization even would sacrifice people for their gods! The Inca civilization was a bit calmer, but they still sometimes sacrificed people. They were also religion based, but they focused…

Art, Ceremony, and War: An Archeological Analysis and Interpretations of the Aztec Located in central Mexico, most notably a place called Tenochtitlan located on an island in Lake Texaco, was a civilization known as the Aztecs. The Aztecs were one of the powerful civilizations that dominated what is current Mexico. The Aztec were a people with a rich culture and have that have had a great influence on modern Mexico and even the world. After the end of the Aztec civilization their art, tools,…