Ebook: The Aztecs

1 The Aztecs of Mesoamerica; Who Were the Aztecs?; Mesoamerican Context; The Aztec Environment; Sources of Information; Ethnohistory; Archaeology; Art History; Aztec Studies Today; 2 The Rise of Aztec Civilization; Timetables; Pre-Aztec Civilizations; The Aztlan Migrations; Toltecs, Chichimecs, and Aztec Identity; The Growth of City-States: The Early Aztec Period; Tenochtitlan and Empire: The Late Aztec Period; 3 People on the Landscape; How Many Aztecs?; The Aztec Diet; Farming Systems.;The Aztecs brings to life one of the best-known indigenous civilizations of the Americas in a vivid, comprehensive account of the ancient Aztecs. A thorough examination of Aztec origins and civilization including religion, science, and thought incorporates the latest archaeological excavations and research into explanations of the Spanish conquest and the continuity of Aztec culture in Central Mexico. Expanded coverage includes key topics such as writing, music, royal tombs, and Aztec predictions of the end of the world.