1. The Aztecs
Nick, Gracyn, and Maret

2. Culture
Lifestyle: The Aztec family consisted of a father, mother, single children, and the father’s extended family members. Each member of the family had an important role to make sure everything got done.
Education: Boys and girls in the Aztec Civilization were forced to go to school, boys at one school and girls at another. Their main concentrations in studies were; engineering, medicine, hieroglyphics, omen interpretation, and law. Girls studied religion and many household chores including cooking, sewing, weaving, childcare, and dances.
Technology: The Aztecs have influenced humans today because of their invention of math, medicines, the Aztec calendar, and the canoe.
Art & Decoration: The Aztecs were known for their masterpieces made of metal. They were also heavily involved in sculpting, in which much history of their culture can be found.
Language: The Aztecs spoke Nahuatl. This language started in 600AD by Mexica and spread to the Aztecs when Mexica helped to develop the group.
Belief system:
Religious control
Hierarchy system for Gods
Sacrifices - Heart and Blood

3. Political Structure Political Structure
The empire was made up of a series of city-states (alteptl)
Each city-state had its own supreme leader, supreme judge and administrator
Tlatoani
Huey Tlatoani
Summarizing interaction with European settlers in the first 100 after contact.
Moctezuma II was very welcoming to the spanish however especially to
Cortes as he believed that he was a noble god that he was warned will come to Tenochtitlan In 1519
Cortes - Spearheaded the conquest of the Aztec Empire and led many
conquistadors into Mexico and Central America.

4. Populations
The estimated population of the Aztecs before European contact was about 5 million
The empire conquered many cities, some with populations over 100,000 people
After the Spanish came into Mexico, Hernan Cortes and his army defeated the empire and led to its fall
Aztecs were killed through burned cities, others disease (about 25%), and the rest through fighting
After European contact, the population had decreased by a few million

5. Aztec Society

6. Map of Territory Over Time

7. 5 Important Figures
Itzcoatl - Emperor of Tenochtitlan from
Moctezuma I - Emperor of Tenochtitlan from
Axayacatl - Emperor of Tenochtitlan from
Tizoc - Emperor of Tenochtitlan from
Moctezuma II - Emperor of Tenochtitlan from 1502 from 1520
(were all related and all served until they died)

8. 5 Important Events In 1325, Tenochtitlan was founded and settled in
In 1431, the Triple Alliance between the Aztecs, the Acolhua, and the Tepaneca was established- these cities were the foundation of the empire
In 1487, Temple Mayor was finished and dedicated in the city of Tenochtitlan
From the most famous emperor, Montezuma II, reigned
In 1521, Tenochtitlan fell to the Spanish and the empire was ended

9. Works Cited