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Wie wird die Hauptstadt der Azteken Tenochtitlan im Text beschrieben?
Die Azteken nannten sich selbst „Mexica“. Ihre Hauptstadt, Tenochtitlán, befand sich auf dem Gebiet der heutigen Mexiko-Stadt und wurde bei der Eroberung durch die Spanier unter Hérnan Cortés 1521 zerstört. Kern des Aztekenreiches war das Becken von Mexiko, eine abflusslose Hochebene auf 2.000 Metern Höhe.
Wo liegt das Aztekenreich?
Die Azteken sind ein mittelamerikanischer Indianerstamm, der in der Region des heutigen Mexiko eine Hochkultur mit komplexer Mythologie und Religion entwickelte. Im 14. bis 16. Jahrhundert herrschten sie über ein gewaltiges Reich in Zentral- und Südmexiko, das sich vom Pazifik bis zum Golf von Mexiko erstreckte.
What was the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan like?
The Aztec capital Tenochtitlan was the most magnificent city of the Aztec empire and its political and cultural capital. It was established in 1325 and continued to grow in its size and importance. The city was properly planned with several zones and districts and also had various marketplaces.
What was the relationship between the Tlaxcaltecs and the Aztecs?
Cortés made alliances with tributary city-states ( altepetl) of the Aztec Empire as well as their political rivals, particularly the Tlaxcaltecs and Tetzcocans, a former partner in the Aztec Triple Alliance.
What happened to the Aztecs after Cortes arrived?
Their capital, Tenochtitlán, had become such a splendid city that, according to records, it dazzled the Spaniards, exceeding anything they had seen before. Two years after the arrival of Cortés and his conquistadors, constant war and diseases new to the Americas had destroyed Tenochtitlán, and the Aztec Empire was no more.
What did Moctezuma do in the Aztec Empire?
Moctezuma II Xocoyotzin is known to world history as the Aztec ruler when the Spanish invaders and their indigenous allies began their conquest of the empire in a two-year-long campaign (1519–1521). His early rule did not hint at his future fame. He succeeded to the rulership after the death of Ahuitzotl.