Aztecs. The Aztecs — History.com Video. Aztec Timeline. It's time to take a look at an Aztec timeline to get an overview of what happened during the times of this civilization. Collectively, the people of the allied Central Mexican and American city states between the 12th century CE (AD) and the 15th century Spanish invasion are commonly referred to as the Aztecs. The Aztec empire was controlled primarily by a political body called the Triple Alliance, made up of the Acolhua people of Texcoco, the Mexica in Tenochtitlán, and the Tepaneca people of Tlacopan. These three peoples, and three cities, were responsible for the domination of much of Mexico during the period we'll show in our Aztec timeline.
The symbols for the 3 cities which would make up the famous Triple Alliance (see Aztec timeline below)(L to R) Texcoco, Tenochtitlán (Mexico), and Tlacopán Over time, Tenochtitlán became the primary city of the Triple Alliance, and the Mexica became the rulers of the empire. Foundation Of The Empire Building an Empire Height of the Empire. Welcome to the Aztec Civilization Website. Welcome to the Exotic World of the Aztecs This website will present a brief history of Aztec culture and provide a timeline and chart showing the rise and fall of their empire during the 14th to 16th century. As a free service to help promote Aztec websites, businesses and organizations using the Aztec name will be invited to add a link to our database later in June 2008. Stay tuned. Aztec Civilization The Aztecs were the Native Americans who had political and military control over the northern part of Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.
They were a nomadic culture that finally established themselves on several small islands in Lake Texcoco. In 1325 they started Tenochtitlan, a city that is now Mexico City. Aztecs.