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Introduction:
The Aztecs were an amazing society that survived in their environment while they thrived and lived with great agriculture, food sources, art, government, beliefs, and much more that made the Aztecs the greatest civilization.

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The Aztecs settled in the Valley of Mexico, in a position where they're surrounded by lakes filled with fish and potable water. It was an area where people could survive and build civilizations. The Aztecs were aware of how fortunate they were to be around a variety of natural resources.

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By Massimo

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A ncient Aztecs made numerous advancements in technology that benefited their empire's thriving economy. Some of these advancements were evident in their weapons, tools, calenders and medicine. Even though Aztecs did not have iron or bronze they found creative ways to create effective weapons to use during warfare. Instead of using the common materials used to make weapons, Aztecs used obsidian, chert, copper, and stone. Some of the weapons and tools they made were drills, axe blades, theatlatls, and the macuahuitls. The theatlatl made a spear easier to throw; The macuahuitl was a club made of wood that paralyzed enemies. Aztecs also made canoes that allowed them to carry goods through waterways in the empire.

Aztec Canoe

Aztecs used two calenders, one was used to keep time and the other was used to be aware of the days to praise gods. The religious calender had 260 days, each day of each month was dedicated to a god. The time calender had 365 days and 18 months, the months consisted of twenty days. B ecause natural disasters usually occurred on certain days, five extra days were added to the end of each year, these days were known as "bad days". If a baby was born on a bad day they were named on a good day. The time calender is made of stone and it consists of symbols for each day of the month. The symbols were animals, elements, and objects, such as a crocodile, the wind, or a house.

Aztec Calender Aztec Medicine

Aztec medical advancements were also an astonishing part of Aztec society. Doctors had cures for sickness and injuries and also had ways to prevent them. Some of the illness' and injuries that doctors treated were fevers, earaches, broken bones, and colds. Doctors even had procedures for women to go through when they were pregnant, such as having a women carry wood ash if she goes out past dawn to ward off evil spirits that could harm her fetus.

B ecause there was no fertile land available in their empire Aztecs created land for harvesting. They called their land chinampas. Chinampas were islands made with mud, silt, and decomposing food on a reed mat that was on top of water. Farmers planted many trees around the edge of the chinampas so that the roots would hold the soil and provide an infinite amount of water for the farmland. Aztecs grew an assortment of vegetables on the chinampas, plowing the food with only sticks and a hoe made of wood.

Aztec Chinampas

Website created by Andrew McNulty and Jeremy Moss, Milton High School, 8, February, 2011

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Aztec Technology - Meso America and Africa Before the European Incursion

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A ncient Aztecs made numerous advancements in technology that benefited their empire's thriving economy. Some of these advancements were evident in their weapons, tools, calenders and medicine. Even though Aztecs did not have iron or bronze they found creative ways to create effective weapons to use during warfare.

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By Massimo
Now we've given enough evidence in this slide about why the Aztecs were an incredibly superior civilization, but I would like to take this time to compare other civilizations to the Aztecs. Egypt was a very powerful empire in it's time, but they're not without their flaws. They had a constant growing population, little water, and food resources. The Sumer Civilization wasn't all that powerful either. They constantly faced attacks, and they had no way to transport goods. The Harappa empire expanded greatly, but they couldn't find a way to stand against climate change which eventually led to their downfall. The Inca civilization was powerful, but they were vulnerable to the spread of diseases. They didn't have the materials necessary to defend against sickness. Finally the Aztecs also had their own set up problems, but they were able to overcome it. The Aztec's problems included geographical problems, so they created bridges and motes to stop flooding, and to make traveling easier.

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The Aztecs believed in many gods. They mostly worshipped one God. They worshiped  Huitzilopochtli.  Huitzilopochtli, was the god of sun and war.

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Study Guide (Most Important Parts of the Aztecs)

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Study Guide (Most Important Parts of the Aztecs)

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Geography: They lived in the Wetlands which were hard to navigate, so they made bridges to get across.

Technology: They made tools using obsidian, they were the first to create the wheel, also made the canoe.

Beliefs: The Aztecs believed in many different Gods. Such as Huitzilopochtli.

Government: The Aztecs were ruled by one ruler making their government a monarchy government.

Culture and Arts: They wore feathers and jewelry for the rich, used art to appease their Gods, used metaphors to describe their art.

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By: Derek

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The Aztecs had a monarchy government. Their  government basically means that they have a Emperor as their ruler. The Emperor is the one that would make the decisions. Their ruler was called Huey  Tlatoani. Tlatoani served most of his life as the ruler of the Aztecs.

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In conclusion, the Aztecs were by far one of the greatest civilizations to ever emerge in the 13th century. They were highly intuitive with an advanced technology, powerful government, unique culture, and a fruitful agriculture.

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Aztec Sacrifices and scenes of everyday life

The aztecs meritocracy system created a culture that was based on incentives which helped them economically since they were pushed to understand the mathematical and artistic aspects of their life to greater extent.Aztecs had similar ways of giving importance to human sacrifice with Mayans. Even though Aztec human sacrifices were indeed more common than Mayan ones, the highest blood sacrifice that the mayans could offer were humans themselves and were considered a highly religious ritual. The Aztecs and Mayans also had similar techniques as of wearing the skin of a sacrificed human in order to please a God, this shows that tendencies over the sacrifice of humans are well connected.
-The people that are shown in the drawing show us that they were dutiful people that were engaged in hard work including fishing, gastronomy, and the agriculture of the society. Also we can see that they had a community that as well accepted sacrifice and honoured it as religious practice. Now we can also see the meritocracy involved in the scene, watching how the people are so engaged in the activities and based on our understanding we know that Aztecs often could go up in the hierarchy of work and we see a symbol of it as people are climbing the temple that is in form of a pyramid.

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The aztecs meritocracy system created a culture that was based on incentives which helped them economically since they were pushed to understand the mathematical and artistic aspects of their life to greater extent.Aztecs had similar ways of giving importance to human sacrifice with Mayans.

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Why the Aztecs were the most Advanced Civilization

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Why the Aztecs were the most Advanced Civilization

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By Massimo:

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Kids learn about arts and crafts during the Aztec Empire including poetry, music, sculpture, pottery, and feather-work.

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By: Derek

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Aztec empire was an informal empire because it did not use supreme authority over the conquered lands; it only expected tributes to be paid. The informal nature of the Aztec empire can be seen in the fact that generally local rulers were restored to their positions once their city-state was conquered and the Aztecs did not interfere in local affairs as long as they received a tribute.

A form of government in the ancient time was often referred to as an empire, in fact most areas within the empire were organized as city-states (known as an altepetl, in the language of the Aztecs). Each city-state was controlled by the leader. Each Calpulli would have a leader and they would form a councils, councils held a lot of power in the ancient Aztec government.

Calpulli is the basic unit if ancient Egypt. The leader would be responsible for basic needs of the group. The Calpulli made sure taxes were collected from people. Since Aztec emperor didn't rule every city state directly, Local government would stay in place but would be forced to pay various amounts of tribute to the triple alliance.

The emperor was required to be from a royal family. Emperor was believed to be the representative of god. Once the emperor was selected, he served his city state for life. New emperor was elected by a high council of four nobles who were related to the pervious ruler (brother or son). Requirements for a new emperor:
· Required to be over the age of 30
· Educated at one of the elite schools
· Experienced warrior and military leader

As the empire started to grow, a noble family controlled each city. The noble family was supposed to assist the emperor but really each noble family ran things in their own city the way they wanted. The Aztecs emperor ruled over all the people. The emperor lived in capital city of Tenochtitlan. The emperor oversaw markets and temples, led arms and resolved legal disputes.

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Aztec empire was an informal empire because it did not use supreme authority over the conquered lands; it only expected tributes to be paid. The informal nature of the Aztec empire can be seen in the fact that generally local rulers were restored to their positions once their city-state was conquered and the Aztecs did not interfere in local affairs as long as they received a tribute.

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A commoner buys and sells things, commoners also work for people and earn money. They mostly live with up to 7 people, and they also live in huts with leaves as roofs