Aztec culture

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Mesoamerican civilization indigenous culture of Mexico pre-Columbian culture

Aztec culture was a complex Mesoamerican civilization known for its powerful empire centered in Tenochtitlan, rich religious and artistic traditions, and highly organized social, military, and agricultural systems.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Aztec	26
Aztec civilization	14

Statements (75)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mesoamerican civilization ⓘ indigenous culture of Mexico ⓘ pre-Columbian culture ⓘ
agriculturalProduct	beans ⓘ chili peppers ⓘ maize ⓘ squash ⓘ
agriculturalTechnique	chinampas ⓘ
archaeologicalSite	Templo Mayor archaeological zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlatelolco ruins NERFINISHED ⓘ
artForm	ceramics ⓘ codex painting ⓘ featherwork ⓘ stone sculpture ⓘ
calendarSystem	tonalpohualli ⓘ xiuhpohualli ⓘ
conqueredBy	Hernán Cortés NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
conquestDate	1521 ⓘ
cosmology	belief in multiple cosmic ages (Suns) ⓘ layered heavens and underworld ⓘ
dominantEthnicGroup	Mexica NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicBase	agriculture ⓘ tribute system ⓘ
educationInstitution	calmecac NERFINISHED ⓘ telpochcalli NERFINISHED ⓘ
endedWith	Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
flourishedInCentury	14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ early 16th century ⓘ
hasCapital	Tenochtitlan NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	modern Mexican culture ⓘ
language	Classical Nahuatl NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalAuthority	judicial courts ⓘ
legalSystem	codified laws ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Mexico ⓘ Valley of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorDeity	Huitzilopochtli NERFINISHED ⓘ Quetzalcoatl NERFINISHED ⓘ Tezcatlipoca NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlaloc NERFINISHED ⓘ
memberPolity	Tenochtitlan NERFINISHED ⓘ Texcoco NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlacopan NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryOrganization	professional warrior orders ⓘ
militaryPractice	flower wars ⓘ
monument	Calendar Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Templo Mayor NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicInstrument	huehuetl drum ⓘ teponaztli slit drum NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRuler	Ahuitzotl NERFINISHED ⓘ Itzcoatl NERFINISHED ⓘ Moctezuma II NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalOrganization	Aztec Triple Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ
practiced	calendar rituals ⓘ human sacrifice ⓘ ritual warfare ⓘ
religion	polytheism ⓘ state religion ⓘ
rulerTitle	Huey Tlatoani NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialClass	commoners (macehualtin) ⓘ nobility (pipiltin) ⓘ serfs (mayeques) ⓘ slaves (tlacotin) ⓘ
socialStructure	stratified society ⓘ
textileMaterial	cotton ⓘ maguey fiber ⓘ
underworldName	Mictlan NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedAsCurrency	cacao beans ⓘ cotton mantles ⓘ
warriorOrder	Eagle warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaguar warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ
writingSystem	logographic elements ⓘ phonetic elements ⓘ pictographic writing ⓘ

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Xoloitzcuintle dog breed → associatedCulture → Aztec culture ⓘ

subject surface form: Xoloitzcuintle

this entity surface form: Aztec civilization

Mesoamerican mythology → associatedWith → Aztec culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aztec civilization

Piramide de Santa Cecilia Acatitlán → associatedWith → Aztec culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aztec civilization

Lake Xaltocan → associatedWithCivilization → Aztec culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aztec civilization

Aztec New Fire ceremony → associatedWithCulture → Aztec culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aztec civilization

Chacmool sculptures → associatedWithCulture → Aztec culture ⓘ