aztecs
The Aztec Civilization The Aztecs were Indian people who dominated Mexico during the time of the Spanish conquest in 1521. ... The Aztecs were short sturdy people with almond shaped eyes and dark hair and brown eyes that spoke Nahuatl. ... The Aztecs were not just hunters and gathers although they did this they also knew a lot about astronomy and they studied the stars. The Aztecs had an accurate calendar; a system of writing and they even invented a calendar that consisted of your regular 365 days, but a sacred 260 years, and a 52-year cycle. ... The Aztecs dominated central and southern Mexico during the 14th and 15th centuries. ... If you were to walk into the capital of the Aztecs you would see many things. ... Until 1519 when the Spanish explorers came and Hernan Cortes captured the Aztecs capital in 1521 and the Aztec Empire came to an end.