AZTECS CIVILIZATION

 The term Aztec comes from the word Aztecah which means
“people from Aztlan”. Aztlan is a legendary place, which the
Aztecs referred to their ancestral home. The Aztecs arrived in
the Valley of Mexico and built one of largest and most
powerful empires in Pre-Columbian Americas. Apart from
their military might, the Aztecs were highly skilled engineers
who build the marvelous city Tenochtitlan on one of the
most difficult terrains. Their engineering achievements
include the construction of a double aqueduct, a massive
dike, causeways and artificial islands. Among other things,
the Aztecs had a number system, a calendar, great knowledge
of medicine and a rich tradition in poetry. They were also the
first to implement universal compulsory education.
10 major Accomplishments of Aztecs including their cultural,
scientific, engineering and military achievements:

1. THEY BUILT ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST

POWERFUL EMPIRES IN MESOAMERICA
2. THE AZTECS WERE HIGHLY SKILLED ENGINEERS
3. THEY PERFECTED THE TECHNIQUE OF CREATING
ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS CALLED CHINAMPAS
4. THEY CONSTRUCTED A DOUBLE AQUEDUCT TO
BRING FRESH WATER TO TENOCHTITLAN
5. THEY ENGINEERED A MASSIVE DIKE TO PROTECT
THEIR CITY FROM THE SURROUNDING WATER
6. THE AZTEC CITY OF TENOCHTITLAN WAS ONE OF
THE GREATEST CITIES OF THE TIME
7. THEY HAD A BASE 20 NUMBER SYSTEM AND A CALENDAR
WITH TWO CYCLES
8. THEY HAD GREAT KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE AND THEY
COULD PERFORM SURGERIES
9. THE AZTEC HAD A RICH TRADITION IN POETRY AND
SCULPTURE
10. THE AZTEC WERE THE FIRST TO PROVIDE UNIVERSAL
COMPULSORY EDUCATION TO ALL CHILDREN