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The History of the Aztecs


Aztecs: Empire, Culture & Facts | HISTORY

The Aztecs emerged as the dominant force in central Mexico, developing an intricate social, political, religious and commercial organization.

Aztec | History, Empire, Facts, Location, & Culture - Britannica

Aztec, Nahuatl-speaking people who in the 15th and early 16th centuries ruled a large empire in what is now central and southern Mexico.

The Aztec Empire | The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation

The Aztecs, or Mexica (as they called themselves and are referred to by historians), migrated through Mexico in search of land to settle. According to the myth, ...

Aztecs - Wikipedia

The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521. The Aztec people included ...

The History of the Aztecs - San Jose State University

The economy of the Valley of Mexico was founded upon the growing of corn (maize). This plant is a native of the region. It was planted by use of a digging ...

Aztec Civilization - National Geographic Education

The legendary origin of the Aztec people has them migrating from a homeland called Aztlan to what would become modern-day Mexico. While it ...

The Aztec civilization: Mexico's last great Indigenous empire

From about 700 to 500 ago, most of modern-day Mexico was ruled by one of the world's great empires: The Aztecs.

The History of the Aztecs on their Terms: A Q&A with NEH Public ...

The Aztecs actually called themselves the Mexica (Me-SHEE-ka), and they came from what is today the American Southwest. Because of a common ...

History of the Aztecs - Wikipedia

The Spanish colonization of the Americas reached the mainland during the reign of Hueyi Tlatoani Moctezuma II (Montezuma II). In 1521, Hernán Cortés, along with ...

History Brief: the Aztecs - YouTube

This is a video that documents the history of the Aztec Civilization that developed in Central Mexico. It covers aspects of their culture as ...

Aztec civilization facts and history - National Geographic Kids

The Aztec Empire was the last great civilization of Mesoamerica (the region from modern northwestern Mexico to the Central American country of El Salvador)

Unearthing the secrets of the Aztecs - Harvard Gazette

The duality of war and agriculture was crucial for the Aztec economy. The Aztecs expanded their empire through military conquest and sustained ...

The Rise And Fall Of The Aztec Empire - YouTube

The rise and fall of the Aztec Empire. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AveryThing Social Media Discord: https://discord.gg/JYCYPvqba6 ...

The History of the Aztecs - Digital Maps of the Ancient World

our virtual journey explores the rise of the Aztec Empire—from the legendary migration to the shores of Lake Texcoco to the imperial glory of Tenochtitlan.

Aztec History

The Aztec Empire was peopled by a group that was once nomadic, the Mexicas. Their chroniclers told them that after their long journey from Aztlán, they found ...

How Hernán Cortés Conquered the Aztec Empire | HISTORY

Tenochtitlán, the capital city of the Aztec Empire, flourished between A.D. 1325 and 1521—but was defeated less than two years after the arrival ...

Aztec Civilization - World History Encyclopedia

The Aztec civilization is known for being the last of the great Mesoamerican cultures before the Europeans arrived. They built impressive temple ...

Tenochtitlan | History, Population, Location, Map, & Facts | Britannica

Tenochtitlan, ancient capital of the Aztec empire. Located at the site of modern Mexico City, it was founded c. 1325 in the marshes of Lake ...

Engineering an Empire: The Aztecs (S1, E3) | Full Episode | History

In less than 200 years the Aztec's transformed themselves from a band of wandering nomads to one of the greatest civilization the Americas ...

Introduction (Chapter 1) - A Concise History of the Aztecs

Aztecs reshaped their histories in a context of colonial power relations. Their texts embody both ancient sociocultural patterns and emergent ...