Aztec Triple Alliance

Reading about the Aztecs and the Spaniards, I noticed a lot of similarities with the way they organize their politics and their religion. I looked closely into each section and analyzed it. I would first like to start to talk about, how the Aztecs religion came into their political philosophy. Starting off with the Aztecs, they had their hierarchy based on dynasty so who was next in line with the family would come into power. They would have city-states that would/could turn into empires.…

Another factor that contributed to the success of Cortes and his men was the use of indigenous alliances. Due to the practice of ritual human sacrifice as well as tribal raids, the Azteca did not particularly have a strong relationship with their indigenous neighbors. When Cortes arrived and described to the indigenous people that he opposed the Aztecs, he was able to attain a relationship or alliance with multiple tribes. As a result, the Spaniards received war supplies as well as warriors who…

that the Spanish had that made their conquests successful were the alliances they made with the native people of the America's. Matthew Restall, author of Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest writes about the crucial alliance Cortés makes with the Tlaxcalan people. "As these Tlaxcalans rightly judged, with Spanish assistance, they would be able to destroy the Mexica Empire and its capital city." (Restall, 47) Prefacing the alliance, Cortés had arrived in Veracruz where he was met with Mexica…

the Aztec empire’s aggressive use of sacrifice was romanticized in movies, books, and other mediums. Before the Aztec empire’s height in 1427, historians speculate that the natives practiced sacrifice only in small quantities. The Aztecs dominated the Mexican region in culture for the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. After the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in Mexico, many Aztecs were wiped out by the introduction of new diseases by Hernan Cortes and his soldiers. However, the Aztec…

Comparison Between the Inca, Aztec and the Maya Do you think the Maya, Aztec, and the Inca believed in gods? Keep reading to find out. I have been researching about the Maya, Aztec, and the Inca. In this essay, I will be comparing the Maya, Aztec and the Inca, and how they had similarities and differences with technology, social systems, and their economy. So let's get started and dive into some similarities and differences. The Maya, Aztec, and the Inca are similar somehow, let's discuss. They…

the islands of Lake Texcoco the Aztec Empire began. This is where they constructed the twin cities of Tenochtitlan and Tlateleco. By the year 1500 AD these two cities were estimated to be larger than any city existing in Europe except Istanbul. The Aztecs were an interesting group of people to say the least. The religion of the Aztec people morphed several cultural aspects of their society such as economic security, social mobility, education, and war. Aztecs placed heavy emphasis on war…

Star Wars VI and Avatar are both examples of consisting of a primitive and portrayal of natives. Avatar is a movie that focused on the indigenous inhabitants called the Na’vi. The Na’vi are the extraterrestrial humanoids. Jack took place of his brother when he was killed and became a part of the mission in a world of Pandora. Star Wars VI is a movie that involves a civil war that is within the Galactic Empire. Star Wars VI was set in the past. Being primitive is someone that is preserving the…

In retrospect, I have never not known a time in my life where Star Wars hasn’t existed for me. Star Wars, released in 1977, was a low-budget science fiction film that was sort of a pet project from its creator, George Lucas. Unbeknownst to Lucas, the film became a commercial success and a cultural phenomenon. Having been born in 1997, I wasn’t alive at the time where Star Wars had been released. I had never experienced first-hand the infamous twist that Darth Vader was actually Luke Skywalker’s…

Prenatal testing when being marketed tells the expectant mother that it gives accurate information about her health and also that of her baby. However, what is often initially omitted is the accuracy and meaning of a ‘positive’ result for the possibility of a disorder being developed. The result serves the purpose of providing the potential mother (parents) with necessary information not solely about the likely disorders but offers a new dimension for deciding if she wants to bring her child to…

When Daniel Bryan first made his debut in the WWE back in February 2010 on WWE NXT (then a reality/wrestling hybrid show), he was unlike most main event level Superstars. He wasn't the big, bulky type like Big Show, Kane, or the Great Khali. He didn't have the good looks that guys like John Cena, Randy Orton or Roman Reigns had. But he was not just extremely talented, but he was very over with the WWE Universe and the Universe loved him. During the first season of WWE NXT (the season which gave…