Aztec Religion and Gods of the Ancient Mexica.
A dynamic and powerful people, the Aztecs flourished in Central America between 1325 and 1521. Their magnificent capital, Tenochtitlan, was one of the world’s largest cities in the 16th century, and from here the Aztecs governed a vast empire that stretched from present-day Mexico to Guatemala, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. In his remarkable history, Richard F. Townsend traces.

The chinampas provided the aztecs with 88 million pounds of corn per year to feed their growing empire. Chinampas were created by “areas of approximately 90 feet by 8 feet (27.4 meters by 2.4 meters) were staked out in the lake. These stakes were joined by poles intertwined with reeds, twigs and branches. This rectangular enclosure was then filled with mud and decaying plant matter to raise.

The Aztecs are best known as a violent people who expanded their empire through ruthless warfare. They also had a reputation for making human sacrifices in elaborate rituals -- that often involved the removal of beating hearts-- to appease their many gods.While these practices were certainly true, the culture also gave birth to elaborate crafts, a highly organized system of government and a.

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE AZTECS. WRITING. They developed writing in the form of glyphs. They wrote on paper called amatl, made from the inner bark of the Ficus tree. They recorded their history and the history of the people they conquered. They also recorded their laws and the tributes or taxes, which conquered tribes had to pay. When the Spanish conquistadores arrived in 1519, their libraries were.

The Aztecs were a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of Central Mexico in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. They called themselves Mexica. The Republic of Mexico and its capital, Mexico City, derive their names from the word “Mexica.” The capital of the Aztec empire was Tenochtitlan, built on a raised island in Lake Texcoco. Modern Mexico.

Life for the typical person living in the Aztec Empire was hard work. As in many ancient societies the rich were able to live luxurious lives, but the common people had to work very hard. Family Life The family structure was important to the Aztecs. The husband generally worked on a job outside of the home as a farmer, warrior, or craftsman.

The long-lost secrets of the Aztec empire are buried beneath Mexico City, and a cutting-edge archaeological investigation is bringing them to light; experts make brand-new discoveries that reveal the achievements of this once-great civilization.