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    place filled with expanding, ruthless empires and civilizations, although none was like the Aztecs and their empire. Although they started off with a humble beginning, they quickly grew into a great civilization that dominated present day Central Mexico. They conquered and expanded into an empire stronger than the other neighboring empires. The heart of the Aztec empire, Tenochtitlan, was a grand capital filled with many people and astounding temples. The Aztecs were also ahead of their time with fully-functional

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    Aztecs were one of the most advanced civilizations from the 1400’s to the 1500’s. They were able to create one of the most magnificent empires known to men by an Indian tribe in America. They had built cities and temples as big as cities in Europe. Aztecs were always ahead of their time. They had made technology advancements such as, advanced architecture, technology advancements, engineering and agriculture. They also introduced weapons, medicine, tools, and calendars. The Aztec people were one

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    place filled with growing, ruthless empires and civilizations, although not one was like the Aztecs and their empire. Although they started off with a humble beginning, they quickly grew into a great civilization that dominated present day Central Mexico. They conquered and expanded into an empire stronger than the other neighboring empires. The heart of the Aztec empire, Tenochtitlan, was a grand capital filled with many people and astounding temples. The Aztecs were also ahead of their time with

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    The Aztec Empire

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    The Aztec empire was located in central Mexico. In approximately 1200 A.D. is when the civilization was started. Their capital was the city called Tenochtitlan. Their economy wasn’t very good in the beginning. The Aztecs weren’t able to support themselves since their village was so small. The Aztecs did their farming in a method of agriculture called chinampa. This was a method of agriculture used throughout all of Mesoamerica. Soon their population grew began to grow. Their economy depended on the

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    The Aztec Empire

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    We are the Mexica, but are now known as the Aztec. We are the indigenous people of the Valley of Mexico, rulers of the Aztec empire. We were strong and dominant and worked as mercenary soldier; hired professional militias who fought for other groups. We use to live in Aztlan before we made our journey and founded our new home Tenochtitlan. The legend of finding our territory starts from an order we received from a vision from our central deity, Huitzilopochtli. Huitzilopochtli (hummingbird of the

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    Government in the Aztec Empire: The Aztec Empire was not an ‘empire’ in the classic sense of the word. They did not dictate every aspect of life for the conquered city states. In most cases, conquered cities were allowed to keep their original rulers and ways of life. This was usually a form of monarchy or dictatorship where there was a king who ruled over the city with a structure of government officials below them. The only thing required of the city states by the empire was a form of tribute

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    Essay On Aztec Empire

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    the era of the Aztecs. Rebuilding this age-old empire one sandstone at a time, Aztec Empire is a reel-based experience that is worth getting excited about. Aztec Empire It is safe to say that there have been many empires throughout the world, with most writing their name into the history books. One of these empires was known as the Aztec Empire, which looks to carry a little more mystique than the eras that came before. Taking true inspiration from this era in time, this famous empire has been brought

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    How was Cortes with 508 soldiers able to conquer the Aztec Empire with millions of peoples inside its borders? Cortes was able to conquer the Aztec people for several different reasons. The Aztecs had a very harsh tribute system that was not popular among the other peoples of Mexico. This ferocious tribute system allowed Cortes to act as a “liberator” of some sort. Additionally, with the Spanish came several diseases the Aztec peoples had never encountered. The spread of diseases such as small pox

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    Abstract: The Aztec civilization during its peak was the strongest civilization in the western hemisphere. When the Spaniards first set foot in the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, they could not believe that a civilization so primitive in their minds could have been so culturally developed and powerful. However, before making it to Tenochtitlan, they had discovered that all was not well in the Aztec empire. From many native Indians that had tension with the Aztecs, they learned of internal

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    The Aztec Empire Essay

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    Who were the Aztecs? Why were they considered to be an empire even greater than the Romans? And how was Hernan Cortes able to defeat them? These are some of the questions that people ask about these indigenous people. These people are known as the Aztecs but originally called themselves Mexica. They came to Mexico in the early thirteenth century and from there they started to develop a social structure and government consisting of priests, kings, peasants, and soldiers. Besides having a very organized

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