THE AZTECS

GEOGRAPHY

• The aztec empire was located in Central America
• It's capitol is Tenochitlan
• Tenochtitlan is modern day Mexico City
• It was located in the valley of Mexico (1200s)

KEY LEADERS

• The first aztec leader was Acamapichlli
• He ruled for 19 years.
• Mactezuma
• Ruled 1440-1469
• He successfully expanded the empire to the gulf of Mexico

KEY EVENTS

• The first Nahutal speaking people settled in Mexico in the 6th centuary
• The capitol is settled in 1325
• First king begins his rule in 1376
• Spain arrives in the capitol
• The fall of Tenochtitlan

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

• They used feudalism
• They made amazing palaces
• They had zoos
• They were the first to incorporate mandatory universal education
• They farmed instead of hunted.

SOCIETY SYSTEM

• Emperors were the highest class in the social system
• The nobles were second highest in the social system
• Warriors were the third highest in the social system
• The slaves were the bottom of the social sytem
• The society system of the actecs was like the feudal system

THE AZTECS WERE VERY ADVANCED WITH TRADE

• When farming took place of hunting there were plenty of crops to trade
• The markets consisted of thousands of thousands people shopping for goods
• The market sold a variety of goods
• gold ornaments, brightly colored woven cloth and salt harvested from the lake bed
• traded for other luxury items, such as tropical bird feathers and jaguar skins, cotton, rubber, and cacao beans

Cnclusion
The aztecs were a very complex society. They had trade, they were good warriors, and they were a strong empire.