Aztec Timeline

  • Fall of the Aztecs
    1522 BCE

    Fall of the Aztecs

    Tenochtitlan is destroyed but soon rebuilt as Mexico City and declared Spanish Colony
  • Defeat
    1521 BCE

    Defeat

    Cortes comes to Tenochtitlan and kills Moctezuma II Cuitlahuac is now the ruler
  • Moctezuma II
    1502 BCE

    Moctezuma II

    Moctezuma II is now emperor
  • Ruling and Temples
    1487 BCE

    Ruling and Temples

    Ahuizotu begins ruling the Aztecs and the Great Temples of Tenochtitlan
  • Human sacrifice
    1486 BCE

    Human sacrifice

    They begin sacrificing humans to the sun god by cutting their hearts out and holding it up to the sky.
  • A giant flood
    1452 BCE

    A giant flood

    A flood came suddenly destroying the city of Tenochtitlan
  • Warfare
    1400 BCE

    Warfare

    They began Training and equipping people as soldiers
  • The first Emperor
    1375 BCE

    The first Emperor

    Acamapichtli - The first emperor of the Aztecs, he ruled for 19 years starting in 1375.
  • More advancements
    1350 BCE

    More advancements

    They built floating farms to farm on the water due to being surrounded by water.
  • Architectural Advancements
    1325 BCE

    Architectural Advancements

    They created large temples that still stand to this day.
  • The Aztec Empire is founded
    1250 BCE

    The Aztec Empire is founded