Write An Essay On The Aztecs

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The Aztecs lived in the Valley of Mexico in modern day Mexico. They were sort of isolated from other civilization by the mountains, but they still knew about other civilizations that existed at the same time as them and before that. As the empire expanded, the less isolated the civilization became. Due to the different altitudes, there was some areas of the Aztec Empire that experienced frost. The area that the Aztecs were located in also experienced some earthquakes, but none of which caused any serious damage to the Aztec civilization. Since it was the Aztec Empire, the Aztec civilization was made up of city-state, like Greece. The areas surrounding the capital, Tenochtitlán would have most likely been places that the Empire took over. The Aztecs did have access to large bodies of water, especially after the …show more content…

The doctors were able to diagnosis people properly, and they managed to fix broken bones using splints. The Aztecs believed in science, but to a point. They thought you could get sick because of natural reasons, or you got sick because of their gods. They used natural medicine to cure illnesses, but a common treatment was steam baths because people would supposedly sweat out all the toxins that caused the illness. Medicine was still closely tied to religion. Aztecs invented antispasmodic medication, which came from the passion flower. The medication helps calm muscles, which would help during surgery. The Aztecs were the first civilizations to force everybody, whether they were rich, poor, girl, or boy, they had to go to school. The Aztecs did not invent popcorn, but they did make popcorn a common food that people ate, and use, since the Aztecs used popcorn as decoration. Hot chocolate and mochachinos also came from the Aztecs. Aztec innovations were mostly connected to many of the civilization in Mesoamerica, but there was a few advancements made in medicine and education solely by the

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