FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES
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They were the first civilization to develop in the area.
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They built a dike that cut off their enemies from Lake Texcoco.
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They conquered their neighbors with a powerful army.
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They produced traded goods that made them wealthy.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did the Aztecs take control of the basin known as the Valley of Mexico? They conquered their neighbors with a powerful army.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Aztecs, Texcoco and Tlacopan joined forces in 1428 to create the Triple Alliance. Together they fought against the Tepanec and challenged them for superiority in the Valley of Mexico. Over time the three were able to overpower all other societies in the Valley of Mexico.
Detailed explanation-3: -Through alliances, wars, intimidation, and trade, the Aztecs came to dominate most of the other Mesoamerican city-states by 1519 and collected tribute from them. The pre-eminent partner in the Triple Alliance was the Mexica city of Tenochtitlan. The Mexica were led by a Tlatoani, a position roughly similar to Emperor.
Detailed explanation-4: -The main way the Aztecs built their empire was through military conquest and subjugating conquered peoples. After they conquered a neighboring city in war, they would then control their conquests by forcing conquered people to pay tribute or using military force against them if the conquered people tried to resist.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Aztecs expanded their empire through military conquest and sustained it through tributes imposed on the conquered regions. Every 80 days, the new subjects of the Aztecs had to pay tributes to Tenochtitlan. As for the Aztec society, it was very complex. It was socially divided between the nobility and the populace.