The Aztec culture, centred at the capital of Tenochtitlan, dominated most of Mesoamerica in the 15th-16th centuries. https://www.worldhistory.org/Aztec_Art/ #History #AztecArt #AztecCivilization #Coyolxauhqui
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The Aztec Sun Stone (or Calendar Stone) depicts the five consecutive worlds of the sun from Aztec mythology. https://www.worldhistory.org/Sun_Stone/ #History #AztecArt #AztecCivilization #AztecReligion
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Pulque is an alcoholic drink which was first drunk by the Maya, Aztecs, Huastecs and other cultures in ancient Mesoamerica. https://www.worldhistory.org/Pulque/ #History #AztecCivilization #Beer #Ehecatl
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Texcoco (aka Tezcoco or Tetzcoco), located near the eastern shores of Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico, was the capital of the Acolhua people. https://www.worldhistory.org/Texcoco/ #History #AztecCivilization #Mesoamerica #Tenochtitlan
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Chocolate was one of the most desired foods of Mesoamerica and was consumed by the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec civilizations, amongst others. https://www.worldhistory.org/Chocolate_in_Mesoamerica/ #History #Agriculture #AztecCivilization #ChacoCanyon
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Quetzalcóatl (pron. https://www.worldhistory.org/Quetzalcoatl/ #History #AztecCivilization #AztecReligion #AztecSacrifice
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The Aztec empire flourished between c. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/916/cortes--the-fall-of-the-aztec-empire/ #History #AztecCivilization #AztecWarfare #EuropeanColonizationoftheAmericas
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The fall of Tenochtitlan on 13 August 1521 was a decisive moment in the dramatic collapse of the Aztec empire which had dominated Mesoamerica. Led by Hernán Cortés (1485-1547), the Spanish conquistadors enjoyed superior weapons and tactics. In addition, the Old World visitors brought with them terrible new diseases that caused massive loss of life amongst the indigenous Americans.
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The Aztec Empire (c. 1345-1521) covered at its greatest extent most of northern Mesoamerica. Aztec warriors were able to dominate their neighbouring states and permit rulers such as Montezuma to impose Aztec ideals and religion across Mexico. Highly accomplished in agriculture and trade, the last of the great Mesoamerican civilizations was also noted for its art and architecture.
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Chocolate was one of the most desired foods of Mesoamerica and was consumed by the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec civilizations, amongst others. Its consumption even spread via trade routes to other parts of the Americas including the Chaco Canyon in modern New Mexico. The earliest known use of chocolate was by the Olmec around 1900 BCE and, enjoyed as a drink, it was drunk from special round jars kno...https://www.worldhistory.org/Chocolate_in_Mesoamerica/ #Agriculture #AztecCivilization #ChacoCanyon #History
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The Aztec Empire (c. 1345-1521) covered at its greatest extent most of northern Mesoamerica. Aztec warriors were able to dominate their neighbouring states and permit rulers such as Montezuma to impose Aztec ideals and religion across Mexico. Highly accomplished in agriculture and trade, the last of the great Mesoamerican civilizations was also noted for its art and architecture.
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