The Aztec by Adron Ellis

The Aztec Empire

aellis1 — 2013-04-10 17:43:56 UTC

geography of the Aztec

aellis1 — 2013-04-18 21:36:18 UTC

The green represents where the Aztec empire was

Religious beliefs and practices

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Aztec Economy

aellis1 — 2013-04-24 18:10:53 UTC

The Aztec Empire's economy was mainly based on agriculture,

and trade which was provided by the citizens land. They traded many things such as crops, clothing, jewels, shells, and animals.

Aztec Social Class

aellis1 — 2013-04-24 18:29:48 UTC

The Aztec's social class had the king or high priest was at the top, next was the council or priesthood, then came the nobles, then it was merchants and artisans, and at the bottem was commoners, farmers, and slaves.

Warfare

aellis1 — 2013-04-24 18:42:00 UTC

The Aztec had many different types

of warriors. there warriors were the eagle warriors,

jaguar warriors, coyote runners, eagle runners, and

archers. They also had many other warriors. When the aztec wanted to invade a city they sent a ambassador to the city to offer them protection if they let the aztecs take over the city. all they asked for in return was a small amount of gold. if the city refused the aztec sent more ambassadors to the city but they talked more about destruction and killing. If the city still refuses the aztecs would send warriors to annihilate the city. when they would destroy the city, they would take prisoners which were men women and children. they would use these people for sacrafices later.

War

aellis1 — 2013-04-26 17:26:06 UTC

Sometimes there was no war. These

events were called the war of flowers.

During these events each group would form

a triple allience with neighboring groups. when

it was decided that each team had enough prisoners

the winning army went how with their spoiles.

Clothing

aellis1 — 2013-05-02 00:35:20 UTC

The Aztec's clothes were made up of

cotton, and ayate fibers. Which were

made from the Maguey cactus. They

also wore animal skins and very

colorful headdresses made bird feathers.

Education

aellis1 — 2013-05-02 00:59:44 UTC

Until the age of 14 Aztec children had

to be taught by their parents at home.

When the parents taught their children

they were supervised by authorities.

In the Aztec empire there were two types

of schools, the telpochcalli which is for

practical and military studies, and the

calmecac, which is advanced learning in

astronomy, writing, theology, statesmanship,

and other things.

Government

aellis1 — 2013-05-02 01:11:39 UTC

Aztec government was mostly

city states governed by one king

or ruler.

Occupations

aellis1 — 2013-05-02 01:22:40 UTC

Aztec occupations were mostly

priests, farmers, hunters, and supervisors.

Leaders

aellis1 — 2013-05-02 01:24:24 UTC

The leaders of the empire were

Tenoch, Itscoatl, Moctezuma, Axayacatl,

Tizoc, Ahuitzotl, Moctezuma ii, Cuitlahuac,

and Cuauhtémoc. These were the rulers

through out the time of the Aztec empire.

Downfall of the Aztec

aellis1 — 2013-05-02 01:32:34 UTC

The Aztec empire fell mostly because

of the human sacrifices they did. They

did sacrifice war captives but they mostly

sacrificed their own people. They did this

to please the Sun God. One of the other reasons

they fell was because of the Spaniards because

they killed many of the Aztec people and they

also brought diseases like smallpox which wiped

out the Aztecs.