Table of Contents
- 1 Were the Aztecs an advanced civilization What were their accomplishments?
- 2 How did the Aztecs build a strong civilization?
- 3 What were three of the most significant achievements or facts about the Aztecs?
- 4 How did the Aztecs create their agricultural wonders?
- 5 How did the Aztecs build the chinampas system?
- 6 What did the Spanish do to the Aztecs?
Were the Aztecs an advanced civilization What were their accomplishments?
Just a few of the Aztec accomplishments have been the development of mathematics, the canoe, the highly specialized Aztec calendar, and remarkably helpful forms of medicine. The Aztecs had no iron or bronze with which to make their tools and weapons.
How did the Aztecs build a strong civilization?
The Aztecs built alliances, or partnerships, to build their empire. The Aztecs made the people they conquered pay tribute, or give them cotton, gold, or food. The Aztecs controlled a huge trade network. Markets drew buyers and sellers from all over the Aztec Empire.
What were three of the most significant achievements or facts about the Aztecs?
The Aztecs were famous for their agriculture, cultivating all available land, introducing irrigation, draining swamps, and creating artificial islands in the lakes. They developed a form of hieroglyphic writing, a complex calendar system, and built famous pyramids and temples.
How did the Aztecs change the world?
The Aztecs were a prominent influence on the world in which we live today. With their court structures and judges, the Aztecs had an incredibly sophisticated justice system. This is demonstrated in their countless laws against theft, murder and vandalizing–they also had laws enforcing temperance among the citizens.
What kind of Technology did the Aztecs have?
Nope, the Aztecs didn’t have iPhones, imagine life. The Aztecs had many advanced technologies. Some of their more famous ones consist of chinampas, stone carving, pyramid building, canoe building and obsidian weapons (atlatl).
How did the Aztecs create their agricultural wonders?
To create these agricultural wonders, areas of approximately 90 feet by 8 feet (27.4 meters by 2.4 meters) were staked out in the lake. These stakes were joined by poles intertwined with reeds, twigs and branches.
How did the Aztecs build the chinampas system?
Since the Chinampas were built by building up the soil in the water until reaching the top where the farmer would be able to plant the seeds, the soil was able to absorb the water surround the garden plot, therefore creating a self-irrigation system.
What did the Spanish do to the Aztecs?
The Spanish reaction to Aztec religious practices is believed to be partially responsible for the violence of the Spanish conquest . The Spanish, led by conquistador Hernando Cortés, arrived in what is now Mexico in 1519. They were looking for gold, and the gifts from the Mexica ruler, Motecuhzoma, proved that gold was present.