Aztec history

  • 1345

    The empire was born

    In modern day Mexico City a revolutionary empire was born
  • 1345

    The empire’s beginning

    The people started to form mud huts and hunt for food along the lake texoco shore
  • Period: 1345 to 1521

    Rise and fall of the Aztecs

  • 1380

    Started building bridges

    The Aztec people started to build bridges to help travel around their swampy surroundings
  • 1400

    The city began to be constructed

    The city has started to be built on a grid with canals and streets
  • 1428

    Formed an alliance

    The Aztec people formed an alliance with the cities of Texaco and tlacopon
  • 1500

    Social classes began to be implemented

    The social construct was based on where you lived and how you dressed
  • 1510

    Built aqueducts

    The Aztec people built aqueducts to help provide freshwater to the people
  • 1517

    The Spanish arrived

    The Spanish conquistadors arrived and began to take control of city states
  • 1521

    The Aztecs were defeated by disease

    The disease of small pox killed 40,000 people causing the empire to collapse