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Aztec Civilization: A History From Beginning to End Paperback – May 20, 2019

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Aztec History

The Aztec Empire did not recoil from the face of an impending doom, they struggled faithfully. Destined to emerge from their humble beginnings, it grew into a highly-complex devoted civilization refusing to live at the mercy of more neighboring powerful rulers. Their powerful pocheca combed the valley for luxury items while markets dotted their lands.

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- Introduction
- How the Aztecs Are Portrayed and How Their History Survives
- Defining Moments and their Search to Expand and Save the World
- Their Philosophy: its Impact on Social Life and How it Served the Kings
- Conclusion

Isolated from the Old World until the devastating Spanish conquest, the Aztec macehualtin (commoners) and nobles enhanced their positions while kings and relentless warriors dealt with the political realities of powerful dynasties and rivaling kingdoms. They developed a philosophy, an order and a society built on loyalty, stoic honor and sacrifice as they embraced the temporary nature of things. Investigate the era of the Fifth Sun and what defined the Aztecs and their relationship with the divine.

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49 pages
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English
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May 20, 2019
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6 x 0.12 x 9 inches
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1099411165
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978-1099411168
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (May 20, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 49 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1099411165
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1099411168
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.88 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.12 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,787,343 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Nelg Notlimah

An Interesting story about the Aztecs

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 22, 2022

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It was just what I had hoped it would be. A short read about history of the Aztecs. It Has peaked my interest to learn more.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 27, 2020

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Obviously, this book is not meant to be an exhaustive study of the Aztecs--an impossible task given the limited page count. It is a brief overview, which is exactly what I want in this sort of a book. I'll start with the good: there is some decent information in this book and I'd (with perhaps some reservation) say it is worth the read if one is not all that familiar with Aztec history beyond the conquest by Cortez. It's a place to start.

However (and now for the bad), there are some very distracting features in this book: first, the almost psycho-babble intro attempting to make a social connection to the present and to make excuses for or justify Aztec practices (they need none; they did not share our time, space, or value system) is a waste of time (at least if your intent is to read history). Luckily that only lasts a few pages. Secondly, the writing is pretty disjointed and does not flow well--although your brain will adapt after a few pages, it is hard at times to keep track with all the jumping around. To be fair, it is a short book and one would expect a "whirlwind" approach to get everything in there. Thirdly, and worst of all in my opinion, is the CONSTANT interruption of the narrative with the inclusion of references to other books. PLEASE!!! Footnotes or bibliography replacement of the adolescent "according to" in-line references would make reading this book a hundredfold more smooth, readable, and pleasant. It is not necessary to constantly insert "brain-stops" every other sentence.

Anyway, there is some interesting material within if you can get past the above annoyances. It would also have been nice to keep the material in a more strict chronological order, although it is loosely ordered. The book does, however, introduce the topic and some talking points that can be further researched if it sparks your curiosity. One thing I did find interesting is the suggestion by some (referenced) historians that the Aztec originated as far north as the Kanab, Utah area before journeying south. That will likely result in some further research on my part... so something good DID come out of the book for me, even with the annoyances. :-)

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Tim Cirhan

Nice, brief history

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 26, 2022

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A fast and informative trip through major developments of the Aztec civilization. Origins, kings, social mentalities all nice to read. I'd like to hear something about architecture and daily life but this was still educational.

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Top Level History

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 27, 2021

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I find the Hourly History series a better set for biographies than histories - and this is no exception. The coverage of the Aztecs is cursory, and unlike many of the books in the series it also feels a bit disorganized in its presentation. A quick and easy read for introduction, but not as good as other Hourly History reads.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 30, 2021

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There were more than a few things I didn't like about this book; which is too bad as they normally have a good product that I enjoy reading. The introduction seemed to last forever and turned into a rambling essay on not judging the Aztecs by todays standards with almost a 60's feel to the writing. I agree with that idea and have voiced the same sentiment in some of my reviews but this felt over the top. I thought I heard the song "Give Peace a Chance" in the background of my mind for the first 28% of the book.

There is some good information in this book but there were too many distractions from the main subject, the writing did not flow and it all felt disjointed. I am going to chalk this one up as a "one off" lax moment as I have and do enjoy the bulk of the HH books. My suggestion-pass on this book and find one of the other short history books available for kindle.

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Dale Hoch

Simply amazing that this quantity of such a complex

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 9, 2017

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Simply amazing that this quantity of such a complex, relatively unknown and misunderstood history has been so expertly condensed! This certainly is your go-to overview of the Aztecs...
To the potential reader: you are definitely going to need some experience in ancient/modern Mexican Language (Name/Place) pronunciations, and a basic awareness of the overlapping/intertwining of Mexican/Spanish/Native American History to sail through this one -- but it is well worth it. As someone who has studied the Mayans in light of this past century's invaluable discoveries, including the advances in interpreting the language of the stellae, leading to our much greater understanding of their history and culture (though admittedly at my temporary neglect of the Aztecs), I am extremely pleased to have chosen this book as my new "diving board"! I look forward to reading other books in this series, at the appropriate times for my studies, and definitely recommend others do likewise. Either as an introduction, a synopsis or a refresher: I don't think you can go wrong with Hourly History.
As a footnote, I must personally add that I noticed less than a handful of minor editing needs (only pertaining to articles, conjunctions, complex sentence structure, and the like)... this in itself is also quite amazing for a free e-book. Buy Now: you have a lot to learn!

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Mark Laufenberg

Good coverage of the Aztec philosophy; not so much about architecture, artifacts, etc.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 21, 2019

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The book that I read was actually titled "Aztec Civilization: A History From Beginning to End," but from the cover, it looks as though it was the same book.

The author presented the information in a way that held my interest for most of the book. However, it seems as though the vast majority of the book was spent on analysis and opinions of the Aztec philosophy on life and the concepts of their culture. I found myself getting just a bit bored with that part of it by the end of the book.

As I said, the author's writing was good, but I expected to read a little more about their temples, other architectural accomplishments and excavated items that came from their guilds. I realize that the Spanish conquistadors caused a lot of the Aztecs' manuscripts to be destroyed and also a change to their culture, but I still expected to read a little bit more about the conquering and the changes that came about because of it. All of these things were barely touched upon.

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Clearly outlined and well written

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 15, 2021

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Clearly laid out and well written text with in depth sources and explanation of the structures of Aztec society and the various leaders and power structures within. I found this a compelling read that shed light on a topic much overshadowed by colonial records. Refreshing. Thanks for your work in this area. Would recommend.

KEN

Great summary

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 25, 2020

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This is an excellent outline to give a cursory understanding of the Astics. Explaining just why they needed to shed so much blood,. One can see hoe the Spaniards felt that they were right even though their main aim was plunder they were also a very religious peoples and might have felt that the ends justify the means.

Gian Andrea

Destiny and Sacrifices

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 5, 2019

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I purchased and read many other books from Hourly History, and although I'm well conscious they're meant to be quick read on various historical topics, I'm afraid to say this one left me a bit disappointed.
There's some content, mostly references to other publications, but all in all it feels a bit disjointed and doesn't live up to the promise of going in dept into the sacrifice-culture. Too bad.

alison webster

Dreadful, it was free - but that still too much

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 31, 2021

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Badly written or badly translated this was virtually unreadable. A case study in how to put people off history.

ReeceThornley

Whistle stop tour of the Mexica!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 11, 2018

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Great whistle stop tour of the aztecs...origins, gods, sacrifice, alliance's etc. Mentions the Spanish genocide of the Mexica but doesn't focus on it like a lot of other books and programs so it was refreshing. I would recommend!

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