The

CULTURE

Aztec
Members:
Nicole Cevallos
Valentina Obando
Micahela Ubidia
 HISTORY
THIS CULTURE
COMES FROM THE
THEY SETTLED DEFINITIVELY, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY
MESOAMERICAN
AD, IN THE VALLEY OF MEXICO.
CIVILIZATION

THE AZTEC EXPANSION WAS BASED MAINLY ON THE POWER OF ITS ARMY
ITS POPULATION WAS VERY LARGE. IT IS ESTIMATED AT 300,000 PEOPLE
LEGENDARY LAND

AZTLAN
 The aztec state Economic organization and
The Aztec state was theocratic social groups:
EMPEROR
TRADE WAS ALSO A WIDESPREAD
AGRICULTURE WAS
ACTIVITY. THEY EXCHANGED
THE BASIS OF THE
PRODUCTS WITH PEOPLES FROM
ECONOMY
DIFFERENT REGIONS

PRIEST OFFICIALS
DEPENDED
DIRECTLY ON
THE EMPEROR
CONTROLLED
AND
CENTRALIZED THE PILLI OR NOBLES FORMED THE PRIVILEGED GROUP.
THE STORAGE

OF PRODUCTS THE MACEHUALES OR COMMON WORKERS MADE UP THE

COLLECTED AS MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION AND FORMED THE GROUP OF
TRIBUTES THE UNPRIVILEGED
 THE IMPACT OF THE CONQUEST
CHANGING THEIR ECONOMIC,
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THE SPANISH CONQUEST ALTERED THE FUNCTIONING
ORGANIZATION, THEIR AND ORGANIZATION OF INDIGENOUS ECONOMIES

RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, THEIR

VISION OF THE WORLD AND
THE CUSTOMS OF THEIR
DAILY LIFE
THE CONQUISTADORS TOOK THE PLACE OF THE INCA
IN THE SOCIAL HIERARCHY. THE COMMUNITIES
CONTINUED TO BE FORCED TO PAY TRIBUTES

ACCULTURATION
DEFEAT
 Contributions

CALENDARS AND TIME

ADVANCE IN NATURAL MEDICINE
AGRICULTURE

The cultural legacy of this town survived time, the accuracy of its
calendar, its ceremonial temples, its floating gardens and its
colorful art constitute just a sample of its invaluable contribution.
 The way how it has evolved

AZTEC ART
WITHIN THE
VALUABLE
INFORMATION OF
THE AZTECS, ONE
CAN MENTION THAT
WHICH REFERS TO MONUMENTAL
ART, SCULPTURE, SCULPTURE
CERAMICS,
ARCHITECTURE,
AMONG OTHERS.

ECONOMY
 Architecture
Their purpose was to manifest
power, while at the same time
adhering to strong religious
beliefs.

Examples of the monumentality and grandeur of the

Aztecs are evident in the Templo Mayor, whose plaza
could hold 8,000 people, and in the Tlatelolco market,
which could hold 20,000 people on market days.
Education Writing
The Aztecs had an educational
system in which all people had to
have a minimum education,
regardless of the social class they
were part of.

Mexica writing was very

complex, using both
syllabaries and many
iconographic elements
such as pictograms and
ideograms.
How was the Aztec
culture divided?
Nobility Merchants Farmers
Conclusion
One of the main elements that
characterized the Aztec culture was
its great military predominance and
its strong warrior tradition.

In addition to the religious and

ceremonial traditions to which they
paid special attention, always
related to the forces of nature and
the gods that represented them