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    face in the italian peninsula. The locations of these two describes the rise of the two greatest civilization in the world. They were know as the Aztec (located central mexico) and the Romans (located in Italy). Both empire were unique in their own way but at the same time they shared many remarkable similarities. What helped define these two civilizations were government, religion, and warfare. The Aztec empire was located in central Mexico that lasted from 1325 to 1521. The people were lead by Huey

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    Throughout the period of the 1st to 16th century, Mexico experienced the emergence and rise of powerful civilizations such as the Teotihuacan, Toltec and ultimately, the greatest empire, Aztec. Many cultural and economic practices of these Mexican civilizations were borrowed from the prior civilization, adapted, and then further developed upon and while many aspects of these practices stayed the same through this time, significant changes occurred as well. The term culture is defined

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    Many different factors influence how a civilization is born, grows, thrives, and eventually declines. Some of these include geography, customs, vicinity to other civilizations, social structures, and overall culture. The Aryans of Ancient India and the Aztecs of North America both appear to be obviously different from one another- they established themselves in regions on the other side of the world from each other, they achieved power in different ways- however, they also share some similarities

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    Aztec culture, also known as Mexica culture, was a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521, during the time in which a triple alliance of the Mexica, Texcoca and Tepaneca tribes established the Aztec empire. The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica from the 14th to the 16th centuries. The Aztec have also referred to

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    beginning of civilization starting with the beginnings of even Mesopotamia, history has not only been biased but written by one type of people: the winners. Rarely in history do the winners of a war or battle not write what had happened in their single point of view. The losers are nearly always left out; they're side is almost never heard or even known to exist. The three greatest examples of this bias approach to history are the actions of Hernán Cortes and the destruction of the Aztec civilization and

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    History 101 02 March 2014 The Aztec Empire The Aztec civilization was the most dominate complex society in Mesoamerica of all time. The Aztecs were an innovative and sophisticated civilization that became superior due to their elaborate engineered cities, pyramids, and temples. Their proficiency in trade, expertise in agriculture, religious traditions, organized government, and progressive technology set a firm foundation for the distinguished Aztec empire. The Aztecs, arrived in Mesoamerica in the

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    Long before the Aztecs there were people known as the Toltecs who lived and flourished in the Valley of Mexico. They used geological advantages such as large shallow lakes at its center, accessible resources, and fertile soil to develop advanced civilizations that controlled much of the area. The Toltecs built and impressive empire with Tollán as the capital, ultimately passing on that heritage to the Aztecs who considered the Toltecs as a successful civilization. The Aztecs even claimed that they

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    In Mesoamerica and the Andes, two distinct Empires, the Aztecs and Incas, emerged from previous cultures. Their developments in politics, religion, and in society had some similarities, but differed as well based on their different geographical locations. To politically gain control of areas in the Central and South America, the Aztec and Inca Empires had a period of fighting between local chiefdoms and small states. The developments of sacrificial religions helped develop tribute and labor empires

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    The Aztecs were a complex civilization, I don't know much about the Aztec Civilization, I only know the outline. The reason why I chose the Aztecs is because I played a few video games growing up playing as that civilization, and they have always made me more interested in them. What I know, is eventually they came upon a spot with an eagle sitting on a cactus with a serpent wrapped in it's legs, that's where Tenochtitlan would be built. Montezuma was their leader, he was fierce and strict, but

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    During the 1500s Hernan Cortes traveled to the Aztec civilizations of Mesoamerica, and more in particular, Tenochtitlan with the mindset to take on the land of the natives. When he got there, he was uneasy with what he saw, which is evident in the letters that Cortes wrote to Charles V. “It happened...that a Spaniard saw an Indian...eating a piece of flesh taken from the body of an Indian who had been killed (Cortes).” Cortes viewed the Aztecs living in Tenochtitlan as completely barbaric because

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