The Aztec Empire

  • The Start of the Aztec
    1306

    The Start of the Aztec

    The Aztecs were believed to be a group of hunter-gathers. They started as a nomadic tribe and by legend, they found an eagle on a cactus eating a snake near the lake Texcoco. This was a sign that they needed to stay and build a civilization in this area on Texcoco.
  • The Aztec Alliance
    1428

    The Aztec Alliance

    The Aztecs formed a triple alliance with their neighboring lands to take down The Aztec biggest enemy.
  • A new leader
    1440

    A new leader

    During this time the Aztec got a new leader who was said to be a descended of the great God Quetzalcoatl who was the Aztec's main god.
  • The peak of the Aztec
    1519

    The peak of the Aztec

    The Aztec Empire of 1519 was said to be one of the most powerful mesoamerican empires of all time. During this time the city of Tenochtitán had over 300,000 citizens populating it and the Aztec itself ruled over 80,000 square miles of land.
  • The fall of the Aztec
    1521

    The fall of the Aztec

    War and disease are the two reasons for the Aztec fall