The Aztecs
By Jarel McGill
Who are the Aztecs
The Aztecs were a very brutal but successful civilization. They had a lot of gold and many other early America civilizations were jealous of them. When they saw a eagle sitting on a cactus in a marshy land they took it as a sign to settle and make their city their they even constructed their own artificial island
The Aztecs Culture
The Aztecs were very advanced they had city states and the main government did not get involved in local affairs, only big things. They had built roads to accommodate travel all was by foot, if you needed to send a message you would send a person of walk yourself. They were polytheistic and made many sacrifices to Gods that were very brutal
The Aztecs Importance
The Aztecs were very important to the world history because they show man has always had knowledge. Even back in the early Americas they knew how build vast cities and and a great society. They were so advanced they even had school.
The end of the Aztecs
The Aztecs came to a brutal end when the conquistador Cortez came in with his men. The great nation was under the impression that Cortez was a god. The Aztecs were already facing disease half their nation had caught the small pox from Cortez's men. Cortez's men were way outnumbered by the Aztecs but the men had way more advanced weapons and wiped out the Aztecs