The Aztec

The Aztecs were very nomadic and warlike. They arrived in the Valley of Mexico in AD 1250 and were not welcome. The king of the people there wanted to get rid of them so he sent them down a path filled with snakes. he thought the deadly things would destroy them but they just ate them and started a government.

Aztec Government

The Aztec were very smart in how to survive. hey could wander for 100s of years and not many people would die from sickness or by attacks. Once they found the land were they'd escaped from the father of the girl they sacrificed, they knew they found home because according to the legend one of the gods promised them that when an eagle "screams and spreads its wings and eats the serpent" When they got there, they saw an eagle that spread its wings and ate a serpent. One they saw the eagle, they started to build a city. They called this city Tenochtitlan which means, "Place of the prickly pear cactus," The Aztec dreamed of one day conquering everyone, becoming wealthy and to be protected by enemies. To succeed in this goal, they turned to he kings and leaders to guide them. They would search for the right king to fulfil their dreams. They wanted a king who would led them into battle. 

Life in the Aztec Empire

A king or Queen was the tops rank you could have in the Aztec Empire. The rest of the people were divided into 4 social classes. They were: Nobles, commoners, unskilled laborers and slaves. The largest group was he commoners which were they artisans and farmers. Commoners could become nobles if they showed 1 act of bravery. If the person died, their family would receive the rank of noble along with land. In the way of honoring their gods, they believed death was honorable. If you died, you were welcome into the afterlife if you were a soldiers, captives, and women who died in childbirth Others went to the Land of the Death which was the lowest level of the Underworld. the Aztec's expected all boys to one day become warriors and boys would learn about war at an early age. Women at a young age were taught how to cook and clean and raise children. If a women gave birth, she was honored. The Aztecs did a lot of things based of promises that were made which inspired them to do more.