Human Sacrifice: Why the Aztecs Practiced This Gory Ritual In addition to slicing out the hearts of victims and spilling their blood on temple altars, the Aztecs likely also practiced a form of ritual cannibalism. Read more The Aztec Empire ...
Hernán Cortés or Hernando Cortés was a conquistador and explorer who overthrew Montezuma II, ruler of the Aztec Empire. He later claimed Mexico for the Spanish Crown. Click for more information and to download our comprehensive worksheet.
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Though the Aztecs were fierce and valiant warriors, they had a slim chance of survival against the modern guns, cavalry and diseases that came along with the Spanish. By the mid-1500s, the Aztec Empire collapsed, and the Spanish took control over the entire region. Even today, there are m...
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Unlike European kings, Montezuma did not automatically inherit rulership of the Aztec Empire upon the death of his uncle in 1502. In Tenochtitlan, the rulers were selected by a council of some 30 elders of noble lineage. Montezuma was qualified: He was relatively young, was a prince of the...
Charles River Editors.The History and Culture of the Toltec. Lexington: Charles River Editors, 2014. Coe, Michael D and Rex Koontz.Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs. 6th Edition. New York: Thames and Hudson, 2008 Davies, Nigel.The Toltecs: Until the Fall of Tula. Norman: the Univ...
The name “Mexico” originally comes from the Nahuatl language spoken by the Aztecs. It refers to the region of central Mexico, which lay at the heart of theAztec Empire. The Spanish Explorers who first set foot in the New Mexico region decided that the land was similar to that of the ...
they exacted. By the time he arrived in Mexico, the Aztecs had come to rule over 500 small states and some 5 to 6 million people. He used deadly force to conquer Mexico, fightingTlaxacanand Cholula warriors before turning his attention on the ultimate prize: taking over the Aztec Empire...