The Aztec Empire was important for its political achievements as well as how quickly it capitulated to a tiny Spanish force. The Aztec Empire was an empire in Central Mexico that was comparable in size and strength to any of the empires in Europe before 1500. The Aztecs were really a group of three tribes who managed to dominate surrounding tribes through warfare and tribute. The Aztecs also populated the area now known as Mexico...
The Aztec Empire was important for its political achievements as well as how quickly it capitulated to a tiny Spanish force. The Aztec Empire was an empire in Central Mexico that was comparable in size and strength to any of the empires in Europe before 1500. The Aztecs were really a group of three tribes who managed to dominate surrounding tribes through warfare and tribute. The Aztecs also populated the area now known as Mexico City--this city has become one of the densest population centers on Earth.
The Aztecs are also notable in that Hernan Cortez conquered them a very short time after his arrival in 1521. Cortez managed to harness the unrest among the subjugated tribes and use his superior technologies of gunpowder and cavalry to intimidate the Aztecs. Cortez also unwittingly brought smallpox to the Empire, which killed far more Aztecs than did Spanish bullets. Native Americans falling prey to European diseases would become a recurrent theme in American history.
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