Aztecs and the Aztec Civilization

Aztecs and the Aztec Civilization Aztecs are the aggregate name given to seven Chichimec clans of northern Mexico, who controlled the valley of Mexico and quite a bit of focal America from its capital during the Late Postclassic period from the twelfth century AD until the Spanish intrusion of the fifteenth century. The primary political partnership making the Aztec domain was known as the Triple Alliance, including the Mexica of Tenochtitlan, the Acolhua of Texcoco, and the Tepaneca of Tlacopan; together they ruled the greater part of Mexico somewhere in the range of 1430 and 1521 AD. For a total conversation see the Aztec Study Guide. Aztecs and their Capital City The capital city of the Aztecs was at Tenochtitlan-Tlatlelco, what is today Mexico City, and the degree of their domain secured practically all of what is today Mexico. At the hour of Spanish victory, the capital was a cosmopolitan city, with individuals from all over Mexico. The state language was Nahuatl and composed documentation was kept on bark fabric original copies (the vast majority of which were pulverized by the Spanish). Those that endure, called codexes or codices (particular codex), can be found in some little urban communities in Mexico yet in addition in exhibition halls around the globe. A significant level of definition in Tenochtitlan included rulers, and an honorable and ordinary citizen class. There were visit custom human penances (counting savagery somewhat), some portion of the military and ceremonial exercises of the Aztec individuals, in spite of the fact that it is conceivable and maybe likely that these were misrepresented by the Spanish pastorate. Sources An Aztec Civilization Study Guide has been created with heaps of subtleties on ways of life of the Aztecs, including a review and point by point course of events and ruler list. The photo utilized on this page was given by the Field Museum to a piece of their new display Ancient Americas. Otherwise called: Mexica, Triple Alliance Models: Azcapotzalco, Malinalco, Guingola, Yautepec, Cuanahac, Templo Mayor, Tenochtitlan