Within this chapter, it discussed the pilgrimage of Columbus to the New World, the Ming dynasty, the gathers and hunters, but I want to focus on the Americas. Just for fact of my heritage it interested me.
When you think of the civilizations of the 15th century, you must considered the Aztec Empire with some importance. It was amazing how these groups people became such warriors and knights of their people. I remembered listening stories about them when i was much younger from my grandmother. She would tell me about their battles and how they sacrificed the hearts of their captives to the gods in order for the sun to come out the next day. It almost felt like a fairy tale, but it was real.
The Aztec empire was from from Mexicas becoming mercenaries to power people in the Americas. The Mexicas were able to developed a military that was feared by many people. The Aztec rulers were in control of a empire with population of 5-6 million people. With this many people, it was sure to be difficult to maintain order and structure. The were tons of rebellions by the people, maybe because of the fact hey hd to bring so many things like clothing, textiles, jewelry and other luxuries to their rulers.
Even though they had many defects such as slavery, they had some advancements in their architectural designs, agriculture and goods. This empire should be something we should appreciate and learn from.
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