[Research] The Aztecs

[Initial Aims]

My Initial Aims for this post are to find out about the Aztec civilization. What was their history? What were their revolutionary inventions and what were their design aspects? The Aztec's were an extremely fascinating part of history and I would like to find out just what made them such an influence in modern day society.



[The Aztec Empire]

The Aztec people were not just one group of people, the Aztec empire was actually made up of the whole of Central Mexico ruled by three different allied cities, Tenochtitlan, Teczcoco and Tlacopan. As the empire expanded, conquered and ruled over many city states. As time passed, Tenochtitlan gained more power and served as the main military power, taking more tributes than their respective allies, but the Aztec emperor did not rule over the conquered city states, they had the cities retain their own local government as this kept the people happy and stable. The empire continued to grow efficiently until 1519 when the Europeans invaded their territory and took over.