PPT-The Aztec By: Corben Cuzzort

Date111114 Social Studies Period 5 th Civilization Many years after the Mexica people first built their proud city Tenochtitlan Formed an alliance with Texcoco and Tlacopan . Aztec Stone seated figure of Xochipilli Aztec, MexicoAD 1325 AztecsContentsBefore your visitBackground information ResourcesGallery informationPreliminary activitiesDuring your visitGallery activiti Aztec merchants onTenochtitlan canal. calendar, the gods Tezcatlipocadevouring aman,Codex Fejervary-Mayer(merchants of the Aztec€religion „ Certain gods were thought to either send illnesses 11a,b. Olmecs. Built the first planned city in Central America. Had giant stone pyramids . Invented a hieroglyphic form of writing. Invented a number system with a zero. Had accurate calendars. Around the 1. What was ancient Aztec art and culture like?  What about the Aztec religion?  And the legendary Aztec sacrifices?. The Aztec Empire was peopled by a group that was once nomadic, the . Mexicas. .  Their chroniclers told them that after their long journey from . AZTEC: Social. Aztec society moved from a loose . association . of clans to a stratified society w/ a supreme . ruler.. Military class: supply captives for sacrifice. The social stresses created by the rise of nobles and system of terror and tribute = internal weaknesses that contributed to Aztec collapse. and Inka . Laura Drummond. HIST 8420. September 14, 2016. https://worldmap.harvard.edu/maps/5565. Aztec. Maya. Inka. Empires . are polities which extend relations of power across territorial spaces over which they have no prior or given legal sovereignty, and where, in one or more of the domains of economics, politics, and culture, they gain some measure of extensive hegemony over those spaces for the purpose of extracting or accruing value.. War was the key factor in the Aztecs’ rise to power. . All men at age 15 were conscripted for military service. The Aztecs built alliances, or partnerships, to build their empire.. The Aztecs made the people they conquered pay tribute, or give them cotton, gold, or food. Mr. Hardy. RMS IB Middle School. 2012-2013. The Aztec. By 1500, . the Aztec . controlled a . kingdom. that . covered almost all of Mexico. The Aztec were a . fierce, warlike people. , who conquered their neighbors and . Mesoamerica. Mesoamerica. refers to a geographical and cultural area which extends from central Mexico down through Central America. . The term “. Meso. ” means middle. (Middle America). Many important Ancient Civilizations developed in this area.. Mr. Hardy. RMS IB Middle School. 2012-2013. The Aztec. By 1500, . the Aztec . controlled a . kingdom. that . covered almost all of Mexico. The Aztec were a . fierce, warlike people. , who conquered their neighbors and . Located in central Mexico 1200 – 16. th. century when they were taken over by the Spanish. Fierce warriors, conquered many people and offered them as human sacrifices to please their gods. 1325: built their capital, Tenochtitlan on Lake . I can describe the events that led to the fall of the Aztec Empire, as well as explain the cultural legacy left by the Aztecs.. As the empire’s population grew, so did the need for farmland. The emperor and the nobles also demanded more tribute. To meet these needs, the Aztecs were almost always at war.. Preview:. . What does this image show?. Native American Civilizations. Mayan, Incan, & Aztec Civilizations. The Civilizations of America. While classical civilizations were developing in the Mediterranean & Asia… . Mesoamerica. Mesoamerica. refers to a geographical and cultural area which extends from central Mexico down through Central America. . The term “. Meso. ” means middle. (Middle America). Many important Ancient Civilizations developed in this area..