Welcome to the Astonishing Aztec’s room! The Aztecs were a Mesopotamian society who built an ample empire in what is now central Mexico. Primitively, the Aztecs were a meandering group of hunter gatherers. In the mid-1200s C.E., the Aztecs established on the arable land of the Valley of Mexico. In 1325, the Aztecs took retreat on an island on Lake Texcoco. Here, the Aztecs built the immense city of Tenochtitlán. This city became the capital of the Aztec Empire. The Aztecs then thrived from 1428 C.E. to 1519 C.E. The great Aztec Empire then took a fall due to the Spanish conquest.
What made the Aztecs so successful was their rich culture. A big part of Aztec life was religion. The Aztecs had many gods that they worshiped. The Aztecs held multiple …show more content…
In Artifact 1, a drawing from the Codex displays the gods Xipe Totec and Quetzalcoatl (Aztecs). One of the most important rituals in Aztec religion was human sacrifice. Thousands of people were sacrificed each year. There was 18 months in each cycle. Their was a ritual sacrifice in each month. A victim would be placed on a slab. Then, their heart would be removed and held up to the sun (Aztec Mythology). In Artifact 4, a illustration from the Codex shows human sacrifice (Aztec Human Sacrifice). Another important aspect of Aztec life was warefare. Every male was trained to be a warrior. As a warrior took captives, his military rank moved up. His battle dress changed to match his new rank. (Barghusen). Artifact 2 is a basalt sculpture of an Aztec eagle warrior. Social class was also a big part of Aztec life. The Emperor was the most powerful person in Aztec society. He governed the three city-states of …show more content…
Hernan Cortes was a Spanish explorer conqueror who ventured to the city to Veracruz and into Tenochtitlan, the Aztec empire’s capital. After forming alliances with the enemies of the Aztec empire, he took advantage of Aztec’s weaknesses and conquered the capital in 1521 (Spanish). Artifact 9 shows an event in Spanish conquest where the Spanish, along with their allies, punished an Aztec tribe for hanging a Spaniard (Mexico). Hernan Cortes thought that the Aztecs were barbarians because of their human sacrifice rituals and decided to capture Montezuma, ruler of Tenochtitlan. Through battle, even though Montezuma was killed, the Spaniards were greatly outnumbered, so the Aztecs were able to keep their land, even though Spanish conqueror Cortes escaped. However, after allying up with Indians, the Spaniards were able to conquer the capital Tenochtitlan in 1521. All of Tenochtitlan’s beautiful architecture was destroyed, and has been replaced with what we now know as Mexico City (Corrigan, Corrigan and Corrigan). Artifact 10 shows how cruel the Spaniards were to the Aztecs
What made the Aztecs so successful was their rich culture. A big part of Aztec life was religion. The Aztecs had many gods that they worshiped. The Aztecs held multiple …show more content…
In Artifact 1, a drawing from the Codex displays the gods Xipe Totec and Quetzalcoatl (Aztecs). One of the most important rituals in Aztec religion was human sacrifice. Thousands of people were sacrificed each year. There was 18 months in each cycle. Their was a ritual sacrifice in each month. A victim would be placed on a slab. Then, their heart would be removed and held up to the sun (Aztec Mythology). In Artifact 4, a illustration from the Codex shows human sacrifice (Aztec Human Sacrifice). Another important aspect of Aztec life was warefare. Every male was trained to be a warrior. As a warrior took captives, his military rank moved up. His battle dress changed to match his new rank. (Barghusen). Artifact 2 is a basalt sculpture of an Aztec eagle warrior. Social class was also a big part of Aztec life. The Emperor was the most powerful person in Aztec society. He governed the three city-states of …show more content…
Hernan Cortes was a Spanish explorer conqueror who ventured to the city to Veracruz and into Tenochtitlan, the Aztec empire’s capital. After forming alliances with the enemies of the Aztec empire, he took advantage of Aztec’s weaknesses and conquered the capital in 1521 (Spanish). Artifact 9 shows an event in Spanish conquest where the Spanish, along with their allies, punished an Aztec tribe for hanging a Spaniard (Mexico). Hernan Cortes thought that the Aztecs were barbarians because of their human sacrifice rituals and decided to capture Montezuma, ruler of Tenochtitlan. Through battle, even though Montezuma was killed, the Spaniards were greatly outnumbered, so the Aztecs were able to keep their land, even though Spanish conqueror Cortes escaped. However, after allying up with Indians, the Spaniards were able to conquer the capital Tenochtitlan in 1521. All of Tenochtitlan’s beautiful architecture was destroyed, and has been replaced with what we now know as Mexico City (Corrigan, Corrigan and Corrigan). Artifact 10 shows how cruel the Spaniards were to the Aztecs