The Aztec Civilization

By evanparis
  • 1428

    Aztecs form triple alliance

    Aztecs form triple alliance
    The Aztecs formed a triple alliance among three people with two other groups to defeat for control of the region and their capital.
  • 1440

    Montezuma the first takes power

    Montezuma the first takes power
    Montezuma the first takes control of the Aztec civilization leading them to a wonderful time of growth and development
  • 1519

    Aztecs reach height of civilization

    Aztecs reach height of civilization
    By 1519, the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlán reached their highest point in their civilization. It held around 300,000 citizens and the empire ruled over 80,000 square miles of territory.
  • 1521

    Aztec decline of civilization

    Aztec decline of civilization
    Spanish lead by Cortés, had come in by ship to Mexico and take on the Aztecs which was at the height of their civilization, ended their reign and power of Mexico.
  • 1521

    Aztec decline of civilization

    Aztec decline of civilization
    Aztecs are conquered by the Spanish led by their leader Cortés and the end up invading the Aztecs and destroying all of Tenochtitlán