In just 150 years, the Aztec Empire expanded to approximately 5-6 million people. The empire covered the Mexican valley, extending west to the Pacific coast and south through parts of Veracruz. The valley alone may have held 500,000 people.
Aztec Empire expands to 10 million people
Key facts
- Within 150 years, the Aztec Empire grew to approximately 10 million people
- The empire covered the Mexican valley and expanded north to the Chihuahuan desert
- It extended west to the Pacific coast and south through Chiapas to Veracruz
- The Mexican valley alone may have had around 500,000 people at the time
Sources
THE AZTEC EMPIREsomosprimos.com
And the Aztec Empire itself ruled over about 80,000 square miles of territory extending from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean, and southward to Oaxaca ...
Aztecs: Empire, Culture & Factshistory.com
The Aztecs ruled much of Mexico from the 13th century until their conquest by Hernán Cortés in 1521.
Aztec civilization facts and historykids.nationalgeographic.com
... Mexico in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. Dividing the territory into states, the Aztec ruled over a total of about six million people. The local ...
Aztecsen.wikipedia.org
The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico from 1300 to 1521. The Aztec people included different ethnic groups of ...
Maya, Aztec, and Inca Civilizationscoreknowledge.org
Both the Aztec and the Inca empires were conquered by Spanish conquistadors; the Aztec Empire was conquered by Cortés, and the Inca. Empire was defeated by ...
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