When did the Aztecs rule Mexico? Aztec Period of Rule over Mexico: The period of Aztec rule over Mexico, commonly referred to Mesoamerica for the time period prior to European arrival, was the last major period of indigenous rule before Spanish conquistadors came. Answer and Explanation: The ...
Regarding these ancient civilizations of South America and Mesoamerica (which extends from central Mexico south to Costa Rica), I’ve always thought in terms of the big three: Mayans, Aztecs and Incans. But in truth there were many more indigenous peoples; the Mayans and Aztecs both evolved t...
Scholars have cast doubt on the simple feasibility of so many people being slaughtered at once, but the Aztecs used to boast to the Spanish that they did not kill their foes in war, but rather took them prisoner only to take their lives, and pluck out their hearts, when the fighting ...