Aztec

Also known as Aztec civilization, Aztec people, Aztecs, Azteclas

thumb|upright=1.35|The Aztec Empire in 1519 within [[Mesoamerica]]

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The Aztec Empire was a powerful civilization that flourished in Mesoamerica and reached its height around 1519, before being conquered by Spanish conquistadors. It matters because the Aztecs built one of history's most sophisticated pre-Columbian societies, with advanced architecture, agriculture, and governance systems that shaped the region for centuries.

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Commons category: Aztec
start time: 1200-00-00
end time: 1523-00-00

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Definitions
History
Sources of knowledge
Central Mexico in the classic and postclassic
Mexica migration and foundation of Tenochtitlan
Early Mexica rulers
Early rulers of the Aztec Empire
Motecuzoma I Ilhuicamina
Axayacatl and Tizoc
Ahuitzotl
Final Aztec rulers and the Spanish conquest
The ''Cuauhtlatoque'' and Aztec polity post-conquest (1521–1565)
Cuauhtémoc and the deterritorialization of the ''tlatoque''
''Cuāuhtlahtoāni'' (1525–1536)
Restoration of dynastic rulership (1538–1565)
Social and political organization
Nobles and commoners
Family and gender
''Altepetl'' and ''calpolli''
Triple Alliance and Aztec Empire
Economy
Agriculture and subsistence
Crafts and trades
Trade and distribution
Taxation
Urbanism
Mexico-Tenochtitlan
The Great Temple
Other major city-states
Religion
Deities
Mythology and worldview
Calendar
Human sacrifice and cannibalism
{{anchor|Aztec culture}}Art and cultural production
Writing and iconography
{{anchor|Music and song}}Music, song and poetry
Ceramics
Painted art
Sculpture
Featherwork
Colonial period, 1521–1821
Population decline
Social and political continuity and change
Legacy
Aztecs and Mexico's national identity
Aztec history and international scholarship
Language and placenames
Cuisine
Ethnic identity
In popular culture
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
Primary sources in English
Further reading
External links

thumb|upright=1.35|The Aztec Empire in 1519 within [[Mesoamerica]]

The Aztecs ( ) were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico from 1300 to 1521. The Aztec people included different ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language. Aztec culture was organized into city-states (altepetl), some of which joined to form alliances, political confederations, or empires. The Aztec Empire was a confederation of three city-states established in 1427: Tenochtitlan (the capital city of the Mexica or Tenochca), Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan, previously part of the Tepanec empire, whose dominant power was Azcapotzalco. Although the term Aztecs is often narrowly restricted to the Mexica of Tenochtitlan, it is also broadly used to refer to Nahua polities or peoples of central Mexico in the prehispanic era, as well as the Spanish colonial era (1521–1821).