AZTEC CIVILIZATION

Submitted To :- REHMAN SIR

Submitted By :- NEERAJ GUPTA
Ancient America :- The Rise of Aztec Civilization

# Began in 1150
# Fall of TOLTEC Empire
# Chichimeca ( The wild Tribe)
• The ZAPOTECS ( Centered at Milta)
• The MIXTECS ( Nothern Oaxaca)
• The TARASCAN Kingdom
• The CHICHIMECA
• The Arrival of Aztec by 1248
• In 1300 , The Aztec were still a small Tribe
• The Coluacan people
• The Kingdom of Tepanec
• The Old Ruler TEZOZOMOC ( The event of 1426)
• TALACAELEL
• ITZCOATL
BY THE HELP OF THIS TWO KINGDOM THEY TOOK OVER THE OTHERS
• True Hire of TOLTEC
• 1440 - 1486
 AZTEC CIVILIZATION

• Best known Ancient American Civilization

• The Religion of Aztecs was POLYTHEISTIC
• Book THE AZTECS by BRAIN FAGAN
 GOD AND GODDESSES of AZTECS

• OMETEOTL ( BISEXUAL GOD )

The god was a combination of male and female
generative forces associated with fire and maize
• TEZCATLIPOCA
This god is of Toltec origin.
This is the god of directions.
HUITZILOPOCHTLI
 AZTECS

• THE AZTECS RESIDED IN THE VALLEY OF MEXICO STARTING IN THE

13th century

• CIVILIZATION BASED ON AGRICULTURE , SACRIFICE AND

CLEANLINESS.

• RICH IN MYTHOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS.

 A HOUSING MARKET TO DIE

• AZTECS WOULD COMMONLY BURY THEIR DECEASED UNDER THE

HOUSES THEY OCCUPIED WHILE ALIVE.

• DOG WILL BE KILLED AND BURRIED

 AZTEC .
• EUROPEANS CREATED THE NAME

• THE PEOPLE WERE ORIGINALLY KNOWN

AS THE MEXICA
 TENOCHTITLAN

• THE CITY NAMED AFTER MEXICA .

• THE CITY WAS KNOWN FOR ITS CLEANLINESS.
• THE CITY HAD THE GARBAGE MEN.
• SELL THEMSELVES OR THEIR CHILDREN INTO SALAVERY IN ORDER TO
PAY DEBTS.

• IT IS A GOOD MOTIVATOR FOR THEM TO DO THEIR CHORES.

• THEY BUY THEIR FREEDOM .

 THE FALL OF AZTEC CIVILIZATION

• INTERNAL RESISTANCE
• REBELLION
• THIS LED TO THE FALL OF THE AZTEC CIVILIZATION BY 1502.