The Aztecs
1300 AD - 1520 AD
The Aztec Empire was located in the valley of Mexico, with their capital city Tenochtitlan in the center in what is present day Mexico City.
The Aztecs were known for:
The Aztecs were known for:
- being fierce warriors
- having a large empire with a major capital city called Tenochtitlan
- Human Sacrifice
- Chocolate
- Being defeated by Hernan Cortes
Location of Aztec Empire
The Aztec Empire began on a small island in the middle of Lake Texcoco. The Mexica, the original name of the Aztecs, had a sign from their Gods that told them to build their capital city here in the lake. They then built the city of Tenochtitlan.
* Mexica is sometime pronounced like "Mesh-ee-ca"
* More on the sign from their Gods on the Culture page.
* More on their capital on the Tenochtitlan page.