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- Lasting about 200 years, the Aztec Empire was the last great civilization of Mesoamerica (the region from modern northwestern Mexico to the Central American country of El Salvador) before Europeans conquered the land. Today, 500 years after the Aztec civilization fell, the ruins of Tenochtitlan lie beneath modern-day Mexico City.
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Feb 26, 2014 · The Aztec civilization, with its capital city at Tenochtitlán (Mexico City), is actually the most well-documented Mesoamerican civilization with sources including archaeology, native books (codices) and lengthy and detailed accounts from their Spanish conquerors - both by military men and Christian clergy.
- Mark Cartwright
The legendary origin of the Aztec people has them migrating from a homeland called Aztlan to what would become modern-day Mexico. While it is not clear where Aztlan was, a number of scholars believe that the Mexica—as the Aztec referred to themselves— migrated south to central Mexico in the 13th century. The Mexica founding of Tenochtitlan ...
Jun 29, 2014 · The Aztec civilization, which flourished in central Mexico between c. 1345 and 1521 CE, was able to provide an astonishingly wide range of agricultural produce thanks to a combination of climatic advantages, diverse artificial irrigation methods, and extensive farming know-how.
- Mark Cartwright
Oct 27, 2009 · The Aztecs, who probably originated as a nomadic tribe in northern Mexico, arrived in Mesoamerica around the beginning of the 13th century. From their magnificent capital city,...
Aztec history. Aztlán. Warfare. Codices. Aztec script. Aztec Empire. Tlaxcallan. Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. Moctezuma II. Fall of Tenochtitlan. v. t. e. The Aztecs [a] ( / ˈæztɛks / AZ-teks) were a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521.
