- Aztecs - Wikipedia
Aztec culture was organized into city-states (altepetl), some of which joined to form alliances, political confederations, or empires
- Aztec | Calendar, Empire, Gods, History, Facts, Location, Culture . . .
Examine the history of Mexico City, from the Aztecs to the conquistadores Learn about the history of Tenochtitlán, forerunner of Mexico City At the beginning of the 12th century, catastrophe befell Toltec civilization when Tula was attacked and destroyed, as were other important Toltec centers
- Aztec Civilization - World History Encyclopedia
Aztec warriors were able to dominate their neighbouring states and permit rulers such as Montezuma to impose Aztec ideals and religion across Mexico Highly accomplished in agriculture and trade, the last of the great Mesoamerican civilizations was also noted for its art and architecture
- Aztecs: Empire, Culture Facts - HISTORY
From their magnificent capital city, Tenochtitlan, the Aztecs emerged as the dominant force in central Mexico, developing an intricate social, political, religious and commercial organization
- Aztec Civilization - National Geographic Society
While it is not clear where Aztlan was, a number of scholars believe that the Mexica—as the Aztec referred to themselves— migrated south to central Mexico in the 13th century The Mexica founding of Tenochtitlan was under direction from their patron god Huitzilopochtli, according to legend
- History of the Aztecs - Wikipedia
The Aztecs were a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries They called themselves Mēxihcah (pronounced [meˈʃikaʔ]) The capital of the Aztec Empire was Tenochtitlan During the empire, the city was built on a raised island in Lake Texcoco
- Aztec Empire - Wikipedia
The Aztec Empire, also known as the Triple Alliance (Classical Nahuatl: Ēxcān Tlahtōlōyān, [ˈjéːʃkaːn̥ t͡ɬaʔtoːˈlóːjaːn̥]) or the Tenochca Empire, [5][6] was an alliance of three Nahua city-states: Mexico-Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan
- Top 10 Things to Know About the Aztecs and Their Empire - ThoughtCo
The Aztecs, or Mexica, built a large empire in central Mexico and created the city of Tenochtitlan Aztec society had different classes, from nobles to commoners, and an emperor who was elected The Aztec empire fell soon after the Spanish arrived, helped by European diseases and local allies
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