Aztec

The Aztec Empire, with its capital of Tenochtitlan and its population of approximately 200,000, was constructed on an island on the western side of Lake Tetzcoco. The people of the empire were, however, both diverse and widespread throughout the region, with a collection of more than 300 city-states and perhaps more than 30 provinces, in the valley of Mexica by the 14th century, many of whom came from a variety of sociocultural backgrounds. While most, if not all, Aztecs likely spoke the Nahuatl…

The figure above shows the Aztec Sun Stone which is also known as the Calendar Stone. It is a very big stone sculpture, measuring in at 3.58 meters across, 38.58 inches thick and weighed approximately about 25 tons. Although it is called the Calendar Stone, it does not work like a calendar. This Sun Stone is actually a meticulously carved solar disk that signifies the power of the rulers during the Aztec empire. The stone got the name Calendar Stone because the band surrounding the sun has 20…

The Tenochtitlan was important to the Aztec because there was where the most important ritual and ceremonial activities in Aztec life was held and it was the capital of the Aztec empire. The form of Temple Mayor was that it was a structure that stood 90 feet high consisted of two pyramids side by side on a huge platform. It was like a temple. The pyramids…

and helped inspire a whole culture? The Aztec Calendar Stone is an ancient artifact of Mexico from the 15th century (Discover Kids). The stone is a calendar, well, actually two calendars that are suspected to have been used to predict solar eclipses (Discover Kids). The stone itself weighs 24 tons and is three feet thick with a ten foot diameter (Discover Kids). It was carved from basalt in 1479 and was found in 1790 under the Zocalo in Mexico city (Aztec Calendar Stone). The stone is now on the…

A New, Powerful, Ancient Civilization: The Aztecs When people think of ancient civilizations, a few dominant ones come up. These are usually the Romans, the Greeks, the Egyptians, the Chinese, and a few others. But one that is equally powerful but never mentioned are the Aztecs. The Aztecs have been obscured because their empire did not last long, but that does not mean that they were not powerful. The Aztec legacy started in the beginning of the thirteenth century. They soon became a dominant…

The aztecs had a town that can be found using geography.The aztec home is what now is known as Mexico City. In addition the aztecs used an unusual currency.The aztecs valued cocoa beans because it was currency from aztecs to mayans.For example an egg was three beans,a rabbit was thirty,and cloth was a range of sixtyfive to three-hundred. Now let us talk about an aztecs daily life.Every fifty-two years all aztecs smash their belongings.They traded pottery.By the way aztecs gave tribute for a…

south-central Mexico, in the today states of Veracruz and Tabasco. Olmec civilisation prospered in Pre-Classical Mesoamerica from 1200 BCE to 400 BCE.” And it’s generally considered as the ancestor of all subsequent Mesoamerican cultures such as Mayan and Aztec. While Olmecs were trading, their culture passed on to all civilisations who followed them. By 1200 BCE significant urban centres developed at San Lorenzo, the earliest, La Venta, Laguna de los Cerros , Tres Zapotes and Las Limas. “San…

The Aztec Empire existed between 1428 and 1521, and the Spartan Empire existed between 800 BC and 192 BC. The Aztecs lived in central Mexico, and the Spartans lived in an area of the Peloponnese. While the Aztecs and Spartans shared a society that was based around war, there are some differences between them in that aspect, as well as in the governmental and social aspects of the societies. There are some similarities between the Aztecs and Spartans in this area. One way is that war was…

The Aztecs is a book in which it illustrates the history of the Aztecs and timeline of events in which lead to the fall of its once powerful empire. The book gives the basic background of the Aztecs culture, civilization, and the evolution of the empire while giving the history of the different emperors that reigned. As stated in this excerpt from the book, “The Aztecs rulers were not abject supplicants, fearing a punitive deity, but active agents performing an essential role in the change of…

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…