NounSingular Aztec Plural Aztecs or Aztec Aztec (plural Aztecs or Aztec)
SynonymsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the late post-classic period in Mesoamerican chronology. Often the term "Aztec" refers exclusively to the Mexica people of Tenochtitlan, situated on an island in Lake Texcoco, who referred to themselves as Mexica Tenochca or Colhua-Mexica. Sometimes the term also includes the inhabitants of Tenochtitlan's two principal allied city-states, the Acolhuas of Texcoco and the Tepanecs of Tlacopan, who together with the Mexica formed the Aztec Triple Alliance which has also become known as the "Aztec Empire". In other contexts, Aztec may refer to all the various city states and their peoples, who shared large parts of their ethnic history as well as many important cultural traits with the Mexica, Acolhua and Tepanecs, and who like them, also spoke the Nahuatl language. In this meaning it is possible to talk about an Aztec civilization including all the particular cultural patterns common for the Nahuatl speaking peoples of the late postclassic period in Mesoamerica. From the 13th century Valley of Mexico was the core of Aztec civilization: here the capital of the Aztec Triple Alliance, the city of Tenochtitlan, was built upon raised islets in Lake Texcoco. The Triple Alliance formed its tributary empire expanding its political hegemony far beyond the Valley of Mexico, conquering other city states throughout Mesoamerica. At its pinnacle Aztec culture had rich and complex mythological and religious traditions, as well as reaching remarkable architectural and artistic accomplishments. In 1521, in what is probably the most widely known episode in the Spanish colonization of the Americas, Hernán Cortés, along with a large number of Nahuatl speaking indigenous allies, conquered Tenochtitlan and defeated the Aztec Triple Alliance under the leadership of Hueyi Tlatoani Moctezuma II; In the series of events often referred to as "The Fall of the Aztec Empire". Subsequently the Spanish founded the new settlement of Mexico City on the site of the ruined Aztec capital. Aztec culture and history is primarily known:
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Q. I'm planning a trip to Ensenada and looking for things to do. Lots of web sites have alluded to nearby Aztec sites, but not given any details. Do you know of any good museums or sites that show Aztec culture? Also, where's a nice inexpensive place to stay? Thank you. Asked by shp.jc - Mon Feb 19 11:54:39 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. The Aztec culture developed in the center of Mexico. You will not find anything about them in the north (Ensenada, Tijuana, etc.) They were the ones who founded Tenochtitlan (today: Mexico City). You can see things about this culture in Mexico City: Las Piramides de Tehotihuacan and the recently discoveries in downtown. In the south (Cancun, Tabasco), the main culture was the Maya. There are many wonderful things you can see in there. In my opinion, the best pyramid sites are there, like Chichen Itza and Tulum (Yucatan state) Palenque y Bonampak (Chipas State), and Tulum (Oaxaca State). The best museum is located in Mexico City: Museo de Antropologia. There was not a Mexican culture in Baja California (Ensenada). There s only one place… [cont.] Answered by bibichita - Mon Feb 19 18:08:00 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Aztec" |






