Aztec Triple Alliance

The Aztec and Incan Empire – The Aztec Empire was a powerful entity led by Montezuma. Montezuma led his army across southwestern Mexico conquering and slaughtering. They conquered the gulf coast and the cities of the high plateaus. The Aztecs going forces with Texcoco and Tlacopan to create an iron clad alliance that would rule over nearly twelve million people. The Incas were migrant people that settled the highlands in the Andes Mountains. Like the Aztec Empire, the Incas set…

The Inca empire. The Aztec Empire. Empire. A very large group of people ruled over by one person. The Aztec and Inca empire were both different empires but they did have things common. Today I will be sharing and comparing the similarities and differences between the Aztec empire and the Inca empire. Although the tribes came from different locations and don’t have much in common, they do have different things that make them alike such as the fact that they both have important events that occur…

1. The sculpture the Goddess Coatlicue is around 8 feet 6 inches, or 2.65 meters. The piece was made circa 1500 by the Aztecs in Mexico. It is located in the Museo Nacional de Antropologia in Mexico City. 2. There is only one being depicted in the statue. The statue shows someone with a necklace made up of what appears to be hands, hearts and skulls from humans. Under the necklace appear to be human breasts. The skirt on the statue is made up of snakes that are overlapping. The feet and hands…

The Aztecs and the Spanish, they came in contact with each other and started a war. A war that was never forgotten, the fall and defeat of the Aztec empire. It was unavoidable, this is because Cortes and his men had the determination, also the Spanish were more powerful than the Aztecs in combat. Another reason is if Cortes and his men didn’t defeat the Aztecs, the King’s army searching for him would come in contact with them and kill them off if they didn’t convert to Catholic. Also when Cortes…

There once was a group of people called the Aztecs. They lived a long time ago in an area in northern Mexico. These people believed in different gods than us, and one of the gods they believed in was Huitzilopochtli, and he was the god of sun and war. According to the ancient legends, Huitzilopochtli told the Aztecs that they needed to move south and find their permanent home. He told them that he would lead them there, and when they finally reached their new permanent home, he would send them a…

Down in History The Maya civilization was one of the most dominant indigenous societies of Mesoamerica (a term used to describe Mexico and Central America before the 16th century Spanish conquest). Unlike other scattered indigenous populations of Mesoamerica, the Maya covered a wide territory of southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and El Salvador. This concentration helped its people develop one of the most astonishing and unique cultures in the antique world, where the level of knowledge,…

The Paracas and Nazca cultures thrived in what is now Peru from around 600 - 175 BC and 1 - 700 AD, respectively. The depiction of ritual sacrifice plays a significant role in the art of both the Paracas and the Nazca cultures. We see examples of this ritual sacrifice in the intricately decorated Paracas textiles and beautifully painted Nazca ceramic pottery. One example of ritual sacrifice that we see in both the Paracas and Nazca cultures is that of trophy heads. A trophy head was…

The Mayan, Aztec, and Inca empires are considered to be some of the greatest empires ever. They each are responsible for many of the things we see in the world today. Take astronomy for example. The Mayans followed the sun, moon, and venus, and had an eerily accurate clock. The Maya and the Aztec both had innovative farming that fit the area that they were in. However, one empire was greater than the other two. The aztec empire was superior to the Maya and the Aztec for a variety of reasons,…

In the Inca religion they worshiped a few gods. In their religion they sacrificed animals. They sacrificed animals daily. One of the gods they worshiped was Viracocha. The Inca believed that Viracocha made the Earth. Brown llamas were sacrificed for Viracocha. Also they had a moon god they called Uma Quilla. For the Inca the main shrine was called coricancha. They called their priest Uma Uillaca. The Inca established a government. Their government was a monarchy. The monarchy was called…

Hernando Cortés also known as Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro is an explorer and a conquistador. Cortés is infamous for eliminating the amazing empire of the Aztecs. Cortés after brutally murdering the Aztecs, he claimed their native land, Mexico, for Spain. Although can Cortés be considered a hero and a villain, but can he be both? Hernando Cortés was born in Medellín, Spain in 1485. He was born in a wealthy family, but his family wasn’t as wealthy. He attended the University of Salamanca,…