Aztec Government

Aztec Government and political Structure

Introduction

The Aztec is a collective term used for all the Pre Columbian Mesoamerican people under the control of the Mexico , founders of Tenochtitlan and their two principal allies , who built an extensive empire in the late Post classic period between 14-16th centuries in central Mexico . The word Aztec was originated from the native language Nahuatl word Aztecatl means `someone who comes from Aztl`an : is the legendary ancestral home of the Nahua peoples , one of the main cultural groups in Mesoamerica . The true origin of the

Aztec is uncertain , as per legends the Aztec 's place of origin was Aztl`an , some where north of the Valley of Mexico . Some experts suggest that it could be as far north as South Western United States and some others say that it could be a mythical place . The mythical story of these places are recorded in a number of codices from spanish colonial era , the Aubin Codex and Boturini Codex . In 1810 Alexander von Humboldt originatedmthe modern usage of Aztec ' as a collective term (Berdan , et al ,1996 ,2005 . Based on these codices as well as other histories , it appears that Mexicans arrived at Chapultepec in or around 1248 . The nucleus of Aztec was the valley of Mexico , which contained many city - states , the most powerful one was Culhuacan to the south and Azcapotzalco to the west . The Tepanecs of Azcapotzalco expelled the Mexicas from Chapultepec . In 1299 Culhuacan ruler Cocoxtli gave them permission to settle in the empty barrens of Tizapan where they assimilated into Culhuacan culture . After 1521 Spanish forces and their allies conquered Tenochtitlan leading to the end of Aztec dominion and they founded the New Mexico city at the site of the ruined Aztec capital (Smith , 1984

NAME AZTEC

Political , economic , and social characteristics of the governmental form of Aztec

Aztec culture had very rich and complex mythological and religious traditions . The Codex Mendoza and historic period Spanish conquest and missionary accounts are major sources of information about the Aztec - along with archaeological materials , Aztec art , and Aztec writing . War and tribute were central to the Aztec empire , which gained territory subjects , and economic power as it expanded . War was a nearly constant activity requiring a large bureaucracy supported by tribute "Aztec rulers were chosen from eligible royal offspring by a council of noble elders . The most striking aspect of their culture was the practice of human sacrifice which was conducted through out Mesoamerica prior to Spanish invasion .Manufacturing , trade , and agriculture were the main economic institutions for the creation of tribute . Traders were used as a kind of spy network outside the empire and provided information for future areas of conquest . The form of government at the time of the Triple Alliance was a confederacy that bonded together militarily politically , and economically . The Aztec empire was a multiethnic and multilingual political organization . Near the end of the empire religious and military activity may have resulted in the astounding figure of 20 ,000 human...