Aztec civilization

The Aztecs.

The Aztecs, that were a warrior civilization, were poblating the north of the actual Mexico. The empire, was deed by a three town confederation: Tenochtitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan. The Aztec society was structured in tribus and they were divided in 4 society classes:

• The Priests, who were respected by all the people because fo the important religious belief.


• The noblemn who played an important role in theis civilization.


• The Free Men, who haven't enough resources and they were treated like so, and they constituted the mayority of the Aztec's society.


• Finally, the Slaves, who were war prisoners who hadn't been sacrified to the gods.

Aztec culture had rich and complex mythological and religious traditions. For europeans, the most striking element of the Aztec culture, was the practice of human sacrifice which was conducted thoroughout Mesoamerica prior to the spanish conquest. The Aztecs spoke classical Nahuatl.

They lived fo the corn grown and of taxes that they collected from the near towns. This civilization was conquered by Hernan Cortes in 1521 when Moctezuma II was the emperor.

On the image we can see the chinampas, a very effective method of cultivation of the Aztecs.