Spanish conquerors did not themselves bring inequality to the Aztec lands they invaded, they merely built on the socio-economic structure that was already in place, adapting it as it suited their ...

The Aztec Empire once hosted an expansive trade network that brought volcanic glass to its capital from right across Mesoamerica, coast to coast. The largest compositional study of obsidian artifacts ...

The Aztec Empire flourished in the Valley of Mexico between A.D. 1325 and 1519 and was the last great civilization before the arrival of the Spanish in the early 16th century. When you purchase ...

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"Published on the occasion of the exhibition The Aztec empire, curated by Felipe Solís, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, October 15, 2004-February 13, 2005"--T.p. verso. "This exhibition is ...

Between 1345 and 1521 C.E., the Aztec Empire flourished in what is now central and southern Mexico. The Aztecs were highly advanced in agriculture and trade, largely thanks to an elite group of ...

A network of traveling merchant-spies were essential to the expansion of the Aztec Empire. In ancient Mesoamerica, an elite class of merchants helped build the Aztec Empire. How? By mastering the arts ...

When Spanish forces and their allies conquered the Aztec city of Tenochtitlán in 1521, they began building directly on top of the city’s ruins and eradicating Aztec religion and traditions. But now, a ...