Some of the salient accomplishments of Aztec technology include independent development of mathematics, development of a specialised Aztec calendar, invention of the canoe, and …

Aztec farming and agriculture methods were highly impressive not just for their own time but also for later times. Thus remnants of Aztec farming and agriculture methods exist even today, in …

The main disadvantage that the Aztecs had in the development of their military technology and weapons was the lack of iron and bronze in the Aztec society. Thus the technology used to …

The Aztec belief system was rich in rituals and religious ceremonies were held at the end of each 20-day Aztec month. One of the most important aspects of Aztec belief system was human …

Aztec society developed its own political system and sophisticated social traditions in addition to complex theology and the system of an empire. They also developed long-distance trade …

The Aztec Empire came to dominate the entire Valley of Mexico, subjugating all other city states and people. In 1521, Spaniards laid siege to the city of Tenochtitlan and destroyed it, thereby …

To resolve this problem, Aztec engineers built a canal from the island of Tenochtitlan to Chapultepec, a place on the shore of the lake which had many freshwater springs. For this …

Aztec symbols incorporated into art and architecture, just like other aspects of the Aztec culture, were heavily influenced by the previous Mesoamerican civilization, in particular the Toltecs.

Aztec’s used unique construction methods for their architecture. The land upon which Tenochtitlan was built was swampy and thus the Aztec’s had to resort to ingenuous methods for …

In the initial stages of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, farming was the main source of Aztec economy and the city could support itself. Farming was done using the method of chinampa …