Why Did The Aztecs Become An Empire

After two centuries of hard work and labor, Aztecs became an empire. The Aztecs ruled Mesoamerica between 13th and 16th centuries. Once, Aztecs were a tribe in the marshlands but after many years of constructing, the tribe turned into an empire. The Aztec culture was one of the most advanced cultures that have existed in Mesoamerica. The Aztec life was so advanced, at that time, in the world that the Aztecs were living better than many of the European cities. The Aztec culture was the most advanced society in technology, agriculture and social and political management because of their dedication to become an empire.
Empire that Aztecs lived formed out of nowhere and had a great political management and agriculture. The Aztec originated as …show more content…
Traveling merchants had their own wealth in their class, and had their own self-governing trade guilds. Commoners lived in neighborhood wards that a single nobleman and council of commoner elders led. After commoners, there were landless serfs and slaves.
Aztecs had landless serfs and slaves. Serfs worked on lands that nobles owned and serfs didn’t have homes. Slaves were common in the empire. Slave owners were responsible for feeding and housing their slaves. Some individuals became slaves as a punishment or sold themselves or their children to pay-off debts. Slaves couldn’t be resold and being a slave was not inherited from parents. Slaves gained freedom when their owner died and they also gained freedom by marrying their owner.
Aztec daily lives differed from festival days. Ordinary people lived in one-roomed houses with a door in one wall. The flat roof was extra space for storing items. “Only nobles were allowed to have two story houses. These houses had pools and gardens, and they were located in the center courtyard.” Adults and kids ate tortillas every day. A 12-year-old had a ration of two tortillas a day. The Aztec palace needed 20000 tortillas, 10 baskets of tomatoes, 40 baskets of chilies, 20 loaves of salt, 100 turkeys and 310 pounds of beans every day to feed about 2000 …show more content…
Aztec engineers built concrete causeways that allowed people to cross from islands to the mainland. Each causeway had drawbridges to let boats pass. “A 10-mile long dike was created to prevent flooding. The dike was a gift to Montezuma.” Aqueducts brought fresh water into Tenochtitlan.
Aztecs not only created aqueducts and causeways, they also created popcorn and medicine. Aztecs created popcorn and they used it for the decoration of gods. Aztecs used cacao used as currency. The Aztecs invented xocoatl(bitter water), it was spicy hot chocolate drink. It became popular after Spanish introduced sugar. Aztecs practiced advanced medicine. Aztecs created and used antispasmodic medication to prevent muscle spasm and used it during the surgery. The passion flower used to treat insomnia, epilepsy and high blood pressure. New inventions led to the successful creation of the empire.
Aztec culture was an advanced society that had new technologies, agriculture and social and political administration because of their willingness to create an empire. Aztecs started off as a town in the middle of nowhere and managed to build a city. Aztec religion and culture were important because it led them to conquer tribes and empires. Aztec society was properly established which led the population to increase in Tenochtitlan. Aztecs had great inventions that contributed to building an empire. Without the Aztecs, we would not live the same way as we do