They did not erect temples and disseminate cultural traditions across the countryside as the ancient Romans or Inca did. Instead, the Aztec maintained what some scholars call "a cheap empire," one ...

Created in an ancient drainage project, they were the economic foundation of the Aztec empire They are highly productive farm plots surrounded on at least three sides by canals.

Virtually all the accounts of the Aztec Empire were written by the Spaniards ... which was a really highly prized shell in ancient Mexico because of this fabulous scarlet red colour, and also ...