Aztecs

Cortez

Feb 12, 1515

Cortez had heard people talking about the gold that Columbus brought back from the Caribbean islands. Cortes decided to go to the Caribbean, where Spain was building colonies on a number of the larger islands. At the age of 19 he set sail for what was known as the New World. He eventually did conquer the Aztec people

Moctezuma

Mar 19, 1518

Moctezuma, the leader of the Aztec people, was known as the great speaker. One of his many responsibilities was to watch the night sky for science then Mitel of future events and interpret these for his people. His decisions as Emperor were influenced by the movements of heavenly bodies.

Temples

Feb 27, 1519

Tenochititlan was the main city of the aztecs it also had a big temple at the middle of the city , which practised human sacrafice. It was divided into different parts of social hierarchy.

Schools

Jun 28, 1519

Aztec children were educated at home until they started school estimates on when school began range from ages 10-15. Aztecs society pampered their children until the age of three. After that, they were expected to be hard-working and obedient. If not, they were harshly punished. Education was valued and Astec society. schooling was free and every child went to school. There were two types of schools, the Calmecac for Nobles, and the telpochcalli for commoners.

Human sacrafice

Jul 28, 1519

The Aztecs believed that human sacrifice was essential for living. They believed that the victims blood actually nourished the gods. Without it, the gods would grow sick and die. If Tonatiuh and the other gods were not fed the blood of sacrificial victims, the Aztecs believed that the world would end. One of the reasons war was so important to the Aztecs was because it gave them the opportunity to capture new victims for sacrifice.

chinampas

Feb 19, 1520

The aztecs lived in the middle of a lake so you would think it would be hard to get food but they came up with something named a Chinampa. they were pieces of soil resting ontop of wodden stakes.they grew food on them.

Calenders

Apr 17, 1520

The Aztecs actually had two calendars a solar calendar and the sacred calendar. They sacred calendar was 260 days long. It took the sacred calendar exactly 52 years to catch up with the solar calendar. The great stone calendar, which was carved in the mid 1400s was dedicated to Huitzilopochtli. It shows how the world began and how it will end. The Aztecs believed that there were four eras before the present one and each had been destroyed. According to the legends, the first was destroyed by Jag

Aqueducts

Jun 20, 1520

The aztecs also had Aqueducts. Aqueducts brought in freshwater from underground springs outside of the city

smallpox

Sep 14, 1520

smallpox was a desiese that wiped out many of the aztecs

Military

Nov 28, 1520

The aztec military was large and every male who could fight was expected to serve in the military.