How did the Aztecs acquire most new pieces of land?
How did the Aztecs acquire most new pieces of land? The Aztecs took over most land by force. The Azteks were fierce and forceful. The uncharted territory was used for “flower wars” – which kept an ongoing supply for their sacrifices.
What did the Aztecs use for transportation?
How did the Aztecs transport people and goods? The Aztecs used canals and canoes for travel and transportation on water. They used the dirt roads they made to journey on land.
What does it mean that we should not expect a smoothly ironed Aztec history?
We should not expect a “smoothly ironed history” means that every civilization is complicatedand that there are going to be us and downs, some wins some loses, some beauty and some ugliness.
How did the Aztec empire compared to Ohio?
Roughly twice the size of Ohio (about 80,000 square miles). At its furthest points, the empire stretched more than 600 miles northwest to southeast and about 300 miles across its width.
How many gods are there in Aztec religion?
200 deities
What should historians emphasize about the Aztecs?
Historians should emphasize both human sacrifice and agriculture because they are highly related to one another, and both offer explanation towards different Aztec beliefs and achievements.
What were flower wars and do they provide a reason for Aztec expansion?
Purpose. There appear to be a variety of reasons that the Aztecs engaged in flower wars. Historians have thought that flower wars were fought for purposes including combat training and capturing humans for religious sacrifice.
Why was it called a flower war?
To keep Huitzilopochtli appeased, the Aztec warriors had to keep fighting, and so war actually became ritualized. The ritual wars of the Aztec Empire were known as xochiyaoyotl, or flowery wars (often called flower wars).
Why are they called Flower Wars?
A notion that has captured the imagination of many modern writers on Aztec Mexico is that the Aztec believed so fervently in the need to nourish their gods with the blood of human sacrifices that they developed an institution called “flowery war” (xochiyaoyotl) for the express purpose of supplying this need.
When did Aztec human sacrifice begin?
1325
Why did the Aztecs sacrifice prisoners of war to the god Huitzilopochtli?
Why did the Aztecs sacrifice prisoners of war to the god Huitzilopochtli? The god Huitzilopochtli desired more blood from human sacrifices. The god Huitzilopochtli desired that the Aztecs form the Triple Alliance. The god Huitzilopochtli punished the Aztecs for not making peace with neighboring tribes.