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The Aztecs were an empire that left their mark on the world with their incredible structures and beautiful culture.
HISTORY
GEOGRAPHY
ECONOMY
SOCIAL STRUCTURE
GOVERNMENT
BELIEFS AND RELIGION
ADVANCEMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
ARCHITECTURE
HISTORY
- The first Aztecs were farmers who migrated from north to Central Mexico .
- In 1325 they began building their capital and conquering other cities.
- Their empire lasted for a good 2000 years, but sadly ended in 1521 when the conquistadors conquered them.
GEOGRAPHY
- The area in which the Aztecs settled was a swampy island in the middle of lake Tex coco, in which they built their capital , Tenochitlan.
- The location where they settled limited the amount of land for farming. But this was where they saw an eagle perched of a cactus so they thought this land was sacred which led them to built floating gardens called Chinampa.
ECONOMY
- The Aztec economy demanded tribute be payed from the people they conquered , to the king.
- Another detail of their economy is that they controlled a huge trade market, In this trade market they sold gold, silver, cloaks and special rocks.
SOCIAL STRUCTURE
- The emperor was the most important role in the Aztec empire.
- Trusted nobles helped as tax collectors, judges and other government official positions. These honorable positions were passed down from father to son.
- The lower class were the farmers and laborers.
GOVERNMENT
- The lower class of the empire took up most of the population.
- Priests led religious ceremonies and where keepers of the calenders.
- The middle class of the empire payed so much tribute they found it hard to survive.
BELIEFS AND RELIGION
- Like the Maya and Inca the Aztec believed in gods.
Priests often made human sacrifices to please the gods.
- They sacrificed as much as 10000 people a year.
- Most of the people they sacrificed were people they captured .They also "fed" warriors hearts to the gods.
ADVANCEMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
- The Aztec had many achievements in their time one of those was that the Architects and sculptures created stone statues and pyramids .
- They also studied astronomy, and had a calender that they built themselves. They had beautify written and detailed records.
ARCHITECTURE
- The Aztecs had beautiful architecture.
- They built canals or causeways that made traveling easier. These where necessary because they built their capital in the middle of a lake so things that floated where necessary, they also built chimanpas ( floating gardens ) .