AZTEC EMPIRE - HISTORY ARTICLES

The Aztec Empire was one of the largest and most significant civilizations in all of the New World when European explorers arrived as part of the Age of Exploration.   In fact, the collapse of the Aztec Empire by Hernan Cortés and other Spanish conquistadors is one of the most important and interesting events from the time period. Click below to learn more about specific topics related to the history of the Aztec Empire.

|AZTEC EMPIRE OVERVIEW

EARLY AZTEC HISTORY

|Early Aztec History
​|Templo Mayor
​|Tenochtitlan
​​|Where did the Aztec Come From?

WHO INFLUENCED THE AZTEC?

|Who Influenced the Aztec?
​​|Olmec
​|Teotihuacan
​​|Toltec
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AZTEC CULTURE

​|Aztec Culture
​|Aztec Architecture
​​|Aztec Art
​|Aztec Calendars​
​|​Aztec Clothing and Dress
​​​|Aztec Codices
​​|Aztec Food and Farming
​​|Aztec Language and Writing
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AZTEC DAILY LIFE

|Aztec Daily Life
​|Aztec Ballgame
​​|Aztec Education
​|Aztec Society (Social Classes)
|Roles of Men and Women​
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AZTEC GODS & RELIGION

​|Aztec Gods​
|Huitzilopochtli
​​|Mictlantecutli
​|Quetzalcoatl
​​|Tezcatlipoca
​|Tlaloc
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​|Aztec Religion
​​|Aztec Omens
|Aztec Human Sacrifice​​​

AZTEC GOVERNMENT & EMPERORS

|Aztec Government
​|Aztec Economy
​​|Aztec Triple Alliance

|Aztec Emperors (Huey Tlatoani)​
​|Acamapichtli
​|Iztcoatl
​|Moctezuma I
|Moctezuma II
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AZTEC WAR & WARFARE

​​|Aztec Warfare
​​​|Aztec Warriors
​|Aztec Weapons and Armor
​|Flower Wars
​​|How Did the Aztec Control Others?
|How Did the Aztec Empire Expand?
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CONQUEST OF THE AZTEC EMPIRE

|Conquest of the Aztec Empire
​​|Final Battle of Tenochtitlan
​|Impact of Disease on the Aztec Empire
|Hernan Cortés
​|La Malinche
​|Massacre of Aztec in the Great Temple
​|Noche Triste
​|Spain in the Age of Exploration
​|Spanish and Aztec Meet
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RELATED TOPICS

​|Age of Exploration
​|Inca Empire
​|Maya
|Mesoamerican Civilizations

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AZTEC EMPIRE - RESOURCES

Aztec Empire Daily Life - PowerPoint with Notes Copy

Aztec Empire Economy - PowerPoint with Notes Copy

Aztec Empire Government - PowerPoint with Notes Copy

Aztec Empire Religion - PowerPoint with Notes Copy

Aztec Empire Society (Social Classes) - PowerPoint with Notes Copy

Aztec Empire War and Warriors - PowerPoint with Notes Copy

Aztec Culture - Questions and Key (Google Doc Included)

Aztec Daily Life - Questions and Key (Google Doc Included)

Aztec Gods and Religion - Questions and Key (Google Doc Included)

Aztec Government and Economy - Questions and Key (Google Doc Included)

Aztec Warfare and Warriors - Questions and Key (Google Doc Included)

Spanish Conquest of the Aztec - Questions and Key (Google Doc Included)