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By 750 Mesoamerica was virtually abandoned.The empty cities astonished later settlers in the area, who named the site Teotihuacan, meaning “City of the Gods.”After the fall of Teotihuacan, no single culture dominated central Mexico for decades.
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The Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico around A.D. 1200. It was home to a number of small city-states that had survived the collapse of Toltec rule. The Aztecs, who were then called the Mexica, were a poor, nomadic people from the
deserts of northern Mexico. Fierce and ambitious, they soon adapted to local ways, finding work as soldiers-for-hire to local rulers. -
In 1325, they founded their city, which they named Tenochtitlan.They found place on a small island in Lake Texcoco, at the center of the valley.
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In 1428, they joined with two other city-states Texcoco and Tlacopan to form the Triple Alliance.This alliance became the leading power in the Valley of Mexico and soon gained control over most regions.
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Early 1500s, they controlled a vast Mesoamerican empire, which stretched from central Mexico to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and south into Oaxaca.This empire was divided into 38
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In 1502Moctezuma II became ruler. Aztec Empire at height.. It had an estimated population of between 5 and 15 million people.The Aztec state based its power on military conquest and the tribute
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Cortez comes to Mexico and Moctezuma II is killed.Canals divided the city, canoes would bring people and cargo directly into the city center.
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Tenochtitlan rebuilt, and domestic problems simmered, another threat appeared, the arrival of the Spanish. named Mexico City. Declared capital of Spanish colony of New Spain.
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he Aztecs were a warlike group and built an elaborate capital on an island in a shallow lake. They beat many groups, demanding regular payments of tribute and taking slaves and captives.they often became sacrifices in religious ceremonies.
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Around 900, a new people from the southwest, the Toltecs, rose to power.For the next 3 centuries, the Toltecs ruled over the heart of Mexico from their capital at Tula, just north of Mexico City. . Like other Mesoamericans, they built pyramids and temples. They also carved tall pillars in the shape of armed warriors.
