What era were the Aztecs in?
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The Aztecs were a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central México in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.\n\nThey called themselves Mexicas. The Republic of Mexico and its capital, Mexico City, derive their names from the word "Mexica". The capital of the Aztec empire was Tenochtitlan, built on raised islets in Lake Texcoco. Part of the capital of Mexico, Mexico City, is built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan.\n\nThe Aztec civilization had a vibrant culture which included mandatory education and a rich mythology. For Europeans, the most striking element of the Aztec culture was the practice of human sacrifice which was practiced throughout Mesoamerica prior to the Spanish conquest.\n\nIn what is probably the most widely known episode in the Spanish colonization of the Americas, Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztecs in 1521 thus immortalizing himself and the Aztec Huey Tlatoani, Moctezuma II (Montezuma II).\n\nAlthough some contemporary Nahuatl speakers identify themselves as Aztecs, the word is normally only used as a historical term referring to the empire of the Mexicas, as distinguished from the Mexicas alone. This article deals with the historical Aztec civilization, not with modern-day Nahuatl speakers.
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Probably some myan, aztec or chinese city. Incidentally, there was some neandorthal men willing to play doctor on some neandrothral women even earlier than that.
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Neanderthal period if this is spelled right. Just about the time that the Jurassic period was about to end. This is the best guess I can give you.
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Ok the first answer is SO wrong. the incas were in Peru (México is nearest of USA that of Peru).\nthe Second just dont is clear.\n\nThe 3 cultures than are forming the Mexican cultura is:\n\n-Mesoamerican culture (the aztecs belongs to this one,  but theres anothers civilizations too, like the mayans.): That was the biggest culture in North American continent when spanish conquerors came.\n\n-Spanish Culture: The one from spain, came with the conquerors. it is a mix from arabic culture and european culture.\n\n-The third culture is hard to say, because usually the Mexicans just refers the two above... but it can be the Africans slaves's culture (some people calls it the "third origin" but that idea is kinda new... is not normal hear this in Mexico).\n\nOk. i hope that this is the answer that You are loking for. :-)
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THis is an exceprt from wikipedia on the decline of mayan civilization\n\n"In the 8th and 9th centuries CE Classic Maya culture went into decline, with most of the cities of the central lowlands abandoned. Warfare, ecological depletion of croplands, and drought or some combination of those factors are usually suggested as reasons for the decline. There is archaeological evidence of warfare, famine, and revolt against the elite at various central lowlands sites. However, there is no single cause universally accepted for their decline.\n\nThe Maya cities of the northern lowlands in Yucatan continued to flourish for centuries more; some of the important sites in this era were Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Edzná, and Coba. After the decline of the ruling dynasties of Chichen and Uxmal, Mayapan ruled all of Yucatan until a revolt in 1450; the area then devolved to city states until the Spanish Conquest.\n\nThe Itza Maya, Kowoj and Yalain groups of Central Peten survived the "Classic Period Collapse" in small numbers and by 1250 CE reconstituted themselves to form competing polities. The Itza kingdom had its capital at Noj Peten, an archaeological site thought to underlay modern day Flores, Guatemala. It ruled over a polity extending across the Peten Lakes region, encompassing the community of Eckixil on Lake Quexil. These sites and this region were inhabited continuously by independent Maya until after the final Spanish Conquest of 1697 CE.\n\nPost-Classic Maya states also continued to thrive in the southern highlands. One of the Maya kingdoms in this area, the Quiché, is responsible for the best-known Maya work of historiography and mythology, the Popol Vuh.\n\nThe Spanish started their conquest of the Maya lands in the 1520s. Some Maya states offered long fierce resistance; the last Maya state, the Itza kingdom, was not subdued by Spanish authorities until 1697".
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Old Mexico, I would imagine
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They are not here because when the Aztecs occupied  Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico,  they were forced out by catastrophic events some huge storm from the pacific, and a great drought forced them to migrate further south, they ended up in the valley of Mexico in 1193 A.D.  Just type in ( origins of the Aztec people) and scroll down to No. 2 from Mississippi to Mexico, it will tell their story.
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Hey You didn't specify the period. Do U want us to start from AD, BC or Ice Age or what??????
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It seems that Cuauhtlatoatzin was an indigenous Mexican who had visions and then was canonized.\n\nPlease have a look at the following link:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Diego
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Actually, that's pretty easy.  They are both "Mesoamerican" civilizations.  The term "Mesoamerica" was formalized by a scholar named Paul Kirchoff.  He outlined a trait list of items that various cultures within Mesoamerica had in common.  Any of Kirchoff's traits should apply to either the Maya or Aztec cultures.\n\nSee the links listed below:
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Yes.  The Aztec calendar ends on the winter solstice (Dec. 20) of the year 2012.  The Aztecs have never had to adjust their calendar for leap year or lunar motions in 6000 years. It has always been right.
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Actually, there was more than one.  The majority of the Aztecs died of smallpox.  Other, infectious European diseases were typhus, cholera, measles and mumps.
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aztec pyramids, pancho villa, pinatas. I assume you mean Mexican/Spanish not Spain/Spanish
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You mean, "Are Mexicans indigenous(sp?) to the Americas?" Yes, and no. The mexicans that are descendants of the Maya's and the Aztecs are. But, there are some Mexican's, like myself, that are of pure Spanish decent. There is a mixture though, now-a-days most Mexicans are mixed.
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What a wondeful question! Look at the Spanish Inqusition, look at what they did to convert the Mayas and Aztecs, look at what was done to the Indians here in the USA by the pilgrims, all in the name of God, yeah right!
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Woud you believe the 5th Century BC!\n\nGreat question!
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you would probably find the answers either on google.com or ask.com cosmeo.com is also good but you have to sign up for it.\ni only know some of the answers.\n\n1. the major crops were maize (corn), beans, sweet potatoes, and other vegetables.\n2. they had irrigation.\n3. the mayan culture flourished at about a.d. 300\n4. i'm not exactly sure what was the capital but the largest mayan city was Tikal.\n5. the mayans exchanged their crops for cotton cloth, pottery, deer meat, and salt.\n6. around a.d. 900, the mayan civilization began to decline. at about a.d. 1100 the mayan cities were like ghost towns. no one exactly knows what caused the decline. maybe slaves and farmers revolted against their mayan masters or maybe the soil became too exhausted by erosion and fire to produce enough food for people. even thought the mayana civilization collapsed, descendants of the maya still live in parts os mexico and central america.