When did they exist?
Major highlights (and when)?
Contributions (and when)?
2007-03-17 12:20:22 · 5 answers · asked by beckiiiiiiiiii 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
This should help you out
2007-03-17 13:01:13 · answer #1 · answered by Mike J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Aztecs are more correctly known as The Triple Alliance. They first settled in the Mexico City area in 1325.
The name of the capital was Tenochtitlan, and at its height, it was one of the most technologically advanced cities in the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenochtitl%C3%A1n
Here is a good history of the Aztec empire:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Aztecs
The Aztecs were destroyed when Hernan Cortes teamed with the Tlaxcalan tribes to the east of Tenochititlan between 1519 and 1521. Smallpox was a major factor in destroying the Aztec empire.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox
If you want an interesting book on the early Americas, check out 1491 by Charles Mann. Chapter 4 focuses on the Aztecs.
2007-03-17 19:48:01 · answer #2 · answered by parrotjohn2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CHOCOLATE!
They still exist. But they were conquered by the Spanish after the Spanish arrived in 1519.
2007-03-19 07:22:26 · answer #3 · answered by Gevera Bert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm kinda partial to chocolate and chiles. A day without chiles is like a day without sunshine.
2007-03-17 20:08:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cardiactomies - now there's a euphemism for you!
2007-03-18 01:55:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋