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Geography (Location): It is between southern Mexico and Northern Central America. They had lowlands that included the forest of the Yucatan Peninsula and the jungles of Southern Mexico and northern Guatemala. The highlands had mountains that went from Mexico to El Salvador.
When did the Mayan Culture begin to flourish?
The Maya began to flourish in the year 250 AD.
Describe what a Mayan city looks like. A God king ruled each city-state. The cities were centers of trade and where the Mayans practiced their many religious ceremonies. The Maya built pyramids, and palaces, and created stone carvings that were dedicated to their Gods and rulers. Every city is home to tens of thousands …show more content…
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When and where did the Aztecs begin? In around 1200 A.D., the Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico. The valley was made up of the many small city-states that had survived the fall of Toltec rule. The Aztecs were a poor, nomadic group but soon adapted to local ways. They found work as soldiers-for-hire to local rulers.
Explain the legend of Huitzilopchtli. The legend of Huitzilopchtli, the God of the sun and warfare, told the Aztecs to find their city. He told them to look for a place where an eagle perched on a cactus and was holding a snake in its mouth.
What happened in 1325 AD? In 1325 AD, the Aztecs found the place from the legend of Huitzilopchtli on a small island in Lake Texcoco. The Aztecs named the place …show more content…
The Triple Alliance was an alliance between the Aztecs, Tlacopan, and Texcoco, who soon were able to gain control over the nearby regions. Around the early 1500s, the Triple Alliance controlled a large empire that covered 80,000 square miles of the region. They decided to divide the empire into 38 provinces, and its population consisted of around 5-15 million people. Explain the ways the Aztecs controlled their Empire. The Aztecs controlled their Empire mainly using military conquest and the tribute they received from their conquered subjects. The Aztecs often let local rulers govern their areas or regions. However, they did demand tribute in the form of gold, cotton, jade, maize, and other products. If these local rulers refused to pay their tributes, then the Aztecs responded harshly. This included murdering village inhabitants, as well as destroying the