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الأحد، 17 مارس 2013

Aztec empire article with pictures and video

Aztec empire is a state of Native Americans, which ruled most of what is now Mexico in the period from 1428 until about 1521 Empire represents the highest point in the evolution of civilization Aztecs rich that had begun more than a century earlier, and began to dominate the area stretching from the Valley of Mexico inCentral Mexico and east to the Gulf of Mexico and south to Guatemala when the empire was conquered by the Spaniards

Aztec word referring to all of the people who founded the empire, who called themselves Mexica, or Tenochca, and more generally, to all of the Nahuatl-speaking ethnic groups that lived in the area and the Valley of Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest. Aztec name is derived from Aztlán, the legendary home of the Mexica; according to tradition, Aztlán was located to the north-west of the Valley of Mexico, and perhaps in western Mexico. And Mexico is derived from the name
Mexica.

 Aztec built large cities, and put social structures, political and religious. Capital, Tenotstitlan existed on Mexico City. And put the city built on islands and reclaimed land (Marsh

Tenotstitlan was probably the largest city in the world at the time of the Spanish conquest. Appeared huge temple complex and the Royal Palace, and many of the channels.

Aztec empire was destroyed after the Spanish conquest, but their civilization Her remained an important influence on the evolution of the Mexican culture. Many contemporary Mexicans descended from the Aztecs, and more than 1 million Mexicans speak Nahuatl, the Aztec mother tongue, as their first language. In Mexico City and continue the excavations to uncover the foundations of the temple and statues, jewelry, antiques and other Aztec civilization
Aztec empire ruled since 1428, and until 1521, when conquered by the Spaniards. This empire was the basis of the Aztec civilization. The control of the Empire and the Valley of Mexico and Central to the east of the Gulf of Mexico and south to Guatemala


Aztec built big cities and religious buildings, administrative and political. The Tenotstitlan Tenochtitlán capital and place Mexico City. The largest city in the world when it was conquered by the Spanish in the early 16th century. The huge temple and the king's palace and many channels, but they destroyed the civilization continued to have an impact on Mexican culture.

Aztec last barbarian tribes that entered the valley Mexico Americas Horn 12. The capital Tenotstitlan the Pyramid of the greatest pyramids Aztec and represents the god of war and its base area 700 square feet and a height of 300 feet and has a drawer consists of 340 degrees and at the end over the top there towers each tower of three floors and has an altar for sacrifices human priests they make, and contains the pyramid in its aspects Ali Quat (slots) each louver to symbolize the day of the year (see: Maya. many contemporary Mexican Aztec. There million Mexicans still speak Nahuatl Aztec Nahuatl language nationalism

 In Mexico City conducted excavations to reveal the Aztec civilization. The Aztec people called the people Mxhexa Mexica or Tnotchka Tenochca. The Aztec name is derived from the word Azatlan Aztlán in Legends Mxhexa. The people Azatlan there northwestern Valley of Mexico.

Aztec before the Valley of Mexico a center for advanced civilization. Since the year 100 AD. Up to 650 m was the city of Teotihuacan Valley and has been the center of political and religious and economic ties.

After the demise of this city emigrated people Altoltk north central Mexico component of a strong state where the civilization Altoltk Toltec civilization which reached its prosperity between the 10 and 11 centuries BC
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In the 13th century attacked Alcicimk Chichimec the Valley of Mexico and seized towns Altoltk. And integrated into their culture with the culture of Altoltk components early Aztec civilization. The Aztec society based on agriculture and live under the guidance in all aspects of religious life
The Aztec worshiped gods representing forces of nature that have an impact on the agricultural economy have, and were towns with pyramids stone giant and over peaks temples and was provided by the human sacrifices to the gods, and that the people of agricultural was worshiped forces of nature, فإتخذوا this strong gods, Fbdoa sun god and Izibotstla Huitzilopochtli , which was also considered the god of war. They had a rain god Tlaluk Tlaloc, god of wind.

The Aztecs believed that the gods of good and useful, it must remain strong to prevent the evil gods from destroying the world for this reason they offer human sacrifices were mostly prisoners of war. They believed that the god of rain Tlaluk preferred victims were children.

 The ritual sacrifice on the dates they were Ihspunha by stars to determine a special time for each machine, and the victim was stepping up to the top of the pyramid, where the priest was Amddh up on a stone altar and snatch victim's heart and raise high the god being honored, then puts heart is beating for grilling in flames sacred, and sometimes it wasmany victims are killed once in 1487 Aztec priests killed 80 thousand prisoners of war to devote rebuilding of the Temple of the sun town Tenotstitlan.

The priests thought they obtain satisfaction gods fasting or injured themselves, and some of them ran schools for the education of the priesthood children who will become priests. Of the most important works of the priests identify the happy days of waging war or doing business, and there was a religious agenda consisting of 260 days upon this information. The holy days to honor the gods of her agenda to the solar calendar consists of 365 days. This calendar was a follower I Olmec and Maya and Alzaboutk in Central America. The art takes a religious character or of war

 Aztec developed irrigation system and fertilizer used. Did not know the peasants plow but they were Don seeds in small pits. And were making pottery and baskets. The woman grind corn stone Barahaya.

Not know coins, but were using cocoa beans and cotton clothing and salt in buying and selling them, did not have Aztec vehicles on the calf, no animals to drag, but were using boats small tree trunks carved Canoeing or the appearance of porters who were walking in convoys and in front of them traders, porters convoys guarded by gunmen, and traders were working in espionage on behalf of the empire, especially in the cities where they are selling and which are not subject to Aztec
Most Aztec art reflects the concepts and religious perspective, he used bright color graphics, and the graphics on the walls or the bark of the paper trees amatl, and depicts religious ceremonies and images of the gods.

They practice the art of sculpture, engraving, has carved idol in low relief or sculpture was prominent of these works show the gods or registration holy victims. Of the most famous statues of Aztec Calendar stone, which weighs 22 tons and a diameter of 3.7 meters, and represents the universe and the world for the Aztec, In the center of the stone engraved image of the face of the sun and surrounded by circles are designed to symbolize the days and years.

Artists were making forms for people and animals in the form of small statues of quartz and stone Alabasudaian (Glass rocky) and rubies.

Aztec was using simple hand machines to work with, and some people had to have a handy skill, a woman had spun fiber plant Mjoa maguey fibers Bmghazl of sticks and the orbit of the spindle of dried mud. Be Asbgen threaded with bright colors, and Insjnha aprons and Qaalt and loose clothing for men, sleeveless jackets and long skirts for women and geometric designs distinctive.

The craftsmen manually hold the feathers and make him the veil and headscarf and flags. And were making pottery lepers layers of mud slides over each other to make for storing pots and cups and slabs oven (susceptible) for bread and these pots were Choi in an open fire ovens, and red and white was painted with the exact geometric designs.

Supplements have not iron Aloznk and bronze as it was in the countries of the Middle East and cutting machines were stone Alabsidian. And at the coming of the Spaniards colonists were using machines of copper. The Aztec Bzinon jewelery gold silver copper emerald turquoise sapphire. The axes blade made ​​of stone or copper and hands made ​​of wood and bone drills or reed

    

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