The Rise And Fall Of The Aztec Empire

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  • The rise and fall of the Aztec Empire.
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    Expansionism and Religion: The Fatal Flaws of the Aztec Empire, By Kevin O. Collins. (it leads to various other sources which I used, but didn't write down which ones exactly)
    Aztecs Sacrifice and Glory in a Lost Civilization, By Aurelio Locsin
    Handbook to life in the Aztec World, By Manuel Aguilar-Moreno
    More information about the chinampas: www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/0...

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  • @moom2k829
    @moom2k829 4 года назад +2395

    37:14 the original furries
    HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA man this youtuber is just epic

    • @legion999
      @legion999 4 года назад +66

      ha ha so funnay...

    • @prussianmapping9149
      @prussianmapping9149 3 года назад +93

      Wow this was pinned 1 month ago! He really always checks his comments

    • @moom2k829
      @moom2k829 3 года назад +47

      @@prussianmapping9149 yeahh he's awesome xD and im still laughing bt that furries joke when i think abt it lmao

    • @HistoryScope
      @HistoryScope  3 года назад +119

      Of course I do!

    • @CooliMeanBool
      @CooliMeanBool 3 года назад +2

      Prussian Mapping ln. V

  • @xeonicSR
    @xeonicSR 4 года назад +4577

    The fact that this video is free to watch is insane.

    • @snm2011halo
      @snm2011halo 4 года назад +181

      I agree tbh. When people put this kinda time and knowledge into a video they normally on payroll lmao.

    • @snm2011halo
      @snm2011halo 4 года назад +35

      @@bigemugamer no I'm from a first world country just cuz you asked but it's also a country where hyperbole is quite common. Obviously its well within the realm of reality that the video is of such a good quality that someone could charge for the amount of effort put into it.

    • @bigemugamer
      @bigemugamer 4 года назад +11

      @@snm2011halo agreed =) It was very well done.

    • @shelbynihiser9345
      @shelbynihiser9345 4 года назад +21

      Their point of view might be knowledge should be free to everyone, as it should be.

    • @mr_byebye
      @mr_byebye 3 года назад +25

      It's not free the commercials are payment

  • @setsana_inc
    @setsana_inc 3 года назад +897

    8:13
    Priest: Stabs daughter, rips out her heart, wears her skin
    King: >:(

    • @amehak1922
      @amehak1922 3 года назад +76

      You can say she kept him warm.

    • @Iloveyou-vw4rl
      @Iloveyou-vw4rl 3 года назад +5

      @@amehak1922 😮🤣

    • @keithhancock9710
      @keithhancock9710 3 года назад +19

      y wud u do dat du het ):

    • @davidbravovelez9332
      @davidbravovelez9332 3 года назад +17

      i remember my mom told me this story when i was younger

    • @josevalderaz2805
      @josevalderaz2805 3 года назад +15

      Guess now we know where Ed Gein & Texas Chainsaw Massacre got its idea from

  • @rickyray2794
    @rickyray2794 3 года назад +2187

    It drives me inSANE when I hear/read about somebody burning the literature/libraries of a civilization, that is so much knowledge gone.. knowledge we can never get back.

    • @jackjohnson5083
      @jackjohnson5083 3 года назад +130

      That's why it's important to preserve our traditions. The more the world mixes with one another, the more will be lost.

    • @sergpie
      @sergpie 3 года назад +26

      @@jackjohnson5083
      Truest words.

    • @joshuacampbell1625
      @joshuacampbell1625 3 года назад +263

      @@jackjohnson5083 that's some backwards logic right there. Knowledge and discovery being shared is what created the world in which you can watch this video.

    • @jackjohnson5083
      @jackjohnson5083 3 года назад +61

      @@joshuacampbell1625 It also destroyed the world, because now ancestors, traditions, and cultures are not being honored. History and genetics lost. You can't get these back. Had they progressed at their own level without interference, they would become a successful people by their own biological standards (this applies to every race and culture). Impose rules designed by a certain race onto another race and it's replacement, it's interrupting the natural course for those great societies.

    • @sergpie
      @sergpie 3 года назад +51

      @@joshuacampbell1625
      Knowledge and discovery, along with the preservation of tradition and culture, are not mutually exclusive. Your logic seems to be limited, irrespective of how forwards or backwards it may be.

  • @Wertsir
    @Wertsir 3 года назад +763

    The Aztecs: “Can we build an aqueduct to get some water?”
    The council: “Peace was never an option!”

  • @vulpesinculta7157
    @vulpesinculta7157 3 года назад +1509

    I learned the enitre history of the Aztecs which is something my school couldn't do in 6 months.

    • @celestiallions4050
      @celestiallions4050 3 года назад +79

      Not that they really tried.

    • @WarriorofChrist612
      @WarriorofChrist612 3 года назад +59

      @@celestiallions4050 Yeah, school care about grades more than actual education sadly. That’s why there are so many dumb and ignorant people in this world.

    • @Pilsnor
      @Pilsnor 3 года назад +81

      I honestly really think that the fact you choose to watch this video by yourself on you own time really plays a role in that.... not defending the bad teachers and all that, but when you are in school the last thing you care about is the aztec Empire, and if this video was shown to me in school i would most likely fall asleep. But now i am really enjoying the video because there is no grades and social pressure, i am currently watching the video for the third time 🤣

    • @sergpie
      @sergpie 3 года назад +17

      Unless you’re majoring in the study Mesoamerican culture, you’re likely not going to learn anything other than a couple of tropes about the Aztecs; like how they were folk who grew corn and ate the hearts of their kin in sacrifice, and sometimes in habit (like when they’d dry-rub executed folks in chili).

    • @serafinalig.
      @serafinalig. 3 года назад +2

      I learn alot more from RUclips than I ever learned in School

  • @IrKeNoVa
    @IrKeNoVa 3 года назад +1411

    As a mexican, your náhuatl pronunciation is beyond accaptable for a foreigner compared to others, nicely done.

    • @sergpie
      @sergpie 3 года назад +26

      @@YellowGaming08
      I’d take the Spanish Inquisition any day over the kind of normalized cannibalism that was practiced throughout Mesoamerica.

    • @flamesofjihad4069
      @flamesofjihad4069 3 года назад +106

      @@sergpie Ritualistic cannabilism not normalised throughout society. Christian sources are heavily biased and altered to justify colonisation and the slaughter that ensued.

    • @vargasmartin7143
      @vargasmartin7143 3 года назад +34

      @@sergpie Seems like you didn't watch the video to the end

    • @lucio.martinez
      @lucio.martinez 3 года назад +33

      As a Mexican, I see, we've never been accepted i'm our own lands. USA included!
      Time to steal some hearts! Hahaha

    • @jango7889
      @jango7889 2 года назад +12

      @@lucio.martinez i already had my heart stolen by a mexican. her name was renee and she ate it up and spit out... fucking bitch

  • @marcelleroux9172
    @marcelleroux9172 3 года назад +993

    My guy really put together an hour long lecture, excellently presented to teach me everything I wanted to know about Aztecs, and he put it in RUclips for free. You sir, are an absolute mad lad!

    • @Justin-xd2wp
      @Justin-xd2wp 2 года назад +9

      And with no midroles

    • @Rguhbuh
      @Rguhbuh 2 года назад +3

      Well this is actually a lot of short previous vids combined, he said in one of the replies of the first one it was to test which type of vid got more views

  • @SweetSourPickle
    @SweetSourPickle 3 года назад +367

    I like the fact that these videos don't have annoying background music. I really love it. Please don't change.

  • @beyondborderfilms4352
    @beyondborderfilms4352 3 года назад +316

    These shipwrecked spanish expectioners that cortez found lives are already a pre made Hollywood movie. Too bad most Hollywood film makers tend to avoid reading historical sources as if it was kryptonite.

    • @yoloswaggins7121
      @yoloswaggins7121 3 года назад +17

      Bro, I love history so much, but every time I watch any historical film/series I just can't help but feel annoyed by historical inaccuracies.

    • @beyondborderfilms4352
      @beyondborderfilms4352 3 года назад +1

      @@yoloswaggins7121Me too I hope their is someone with the ability to make a movie as accurate as possible without relying too much on CGI,while also not sacrificing in making the movie entertaining.I want a history movie that is accurate and Good as a film.

    • @allcommentsmatter6890
      @allcommentsmatter6890 3 года назад

      @@yoloswaggins7121 marxism

    • @yoloswaggins7121
      @yoloswaggins7121 3 года назад

      @@allcommentsmatter6890 Shut up fool

    • @pacoramon9468
      @pacoramon9468 3 года назад +3

      Cortez never tried to find El Dorado, so no idea why he is in the movie "The Road to El Dorado" instead of Pizarro.

  • @ayomayonnaise8886
    @ayomayonnaise8886 3 года назад +205

    I loved that they called the city “place where we found the rock cactus”

    • @ericktellez7632
      @ericktellez7632 2 года назад +53

      Not only that, but the other tribes and cities outside of the Aztec empire were named as “those who speak weirdly” lol

    • @Ttegegg
      @Ttegegg 2 года назад +2

      @@ericktellez7632 tbf they came from some other region of the world

    • @Reibaku
      @Reibaku Год назад +5

      Aren’t most places named like that? Land of the Angles, Land of the Franks, Land of the Germans. Damascus, the oldest capital of the world, means well watered land. Paris means Cauldron. And so on, we are not very good at naming places as species it seems.

  • @devincriddle9165
    @devincriddle9165 3 года назад +568

    I’ve played enough Civ to know that they were actually destroyed by Giant Death Robots because they built the Eiffel Tower and were about to rule the world with blue jeans and seaside resorts. smh

  • @janpieter14
    @janpieter14 3 года назад +244

    I'd like to see a video about Mayan culture. Maybe something about their relationship with the Aztecs as well. Great video, really enjoyed it!

  • @abdelrahmanwael2551
    @abdelrahmanwael2551 4 года назад +923

    The history of the Mayans and the Olmecs would be amazing

  • @lib-center96
    @lib-center96 4 года назад +1419

    Pity the princess, thinking she'd marry a King and getting her heart stolen.

    • @umontortle
      @umontortle 4 года назад +128

      King: How could i make her love me
      King's Friend: Dude just need to steal his heart.

    • @htoodoh5770
      @htoodoh5770 4 года назад +153

      She was marrying a god.

    • @HisShadowX
      @HisShadowX 4 года назад +41

      This depends multiple reports share this videos version. Other sources report the Princess was sent by King to civilize what were considered the very backward and hideous people the Mexicas.
      What stays the same in every historical account is the Princess was mutilated and the high priest went to the king wearing the Princesses skin and the King ordered all Mexicas to be wiped out. Mexicans still to this day celebrate wearing people’s bones and flesh. It’s called Day of the Dead.
      Cortez when he took offense to Aztec religious ceremonies just like the King this is when Cortez has to flee what is today Mexico City but all the surrounding people and cities and nations before Cortez landed and after tried to warn him of the Mexicas. We are taught incorrectly in schools that a big bad Spanish army swarmed the poor Aztec people as propaganda.
      Well Cortez was fighting an illegal war what they do not tell you is that Cortez had a very small force with advanced weaponry. It was the surrounding nations that made it so Cortez won the war.
      Everyone wanted to get rid of the Mexicas, everyone. To this day the Mexican people are not much different and still celebrate backwards traditions like wearing people’s skulls and brag that LA RAZA (Which means, The Race) will control the world and recreate Azlan.

    • @Terabit3
      @Terabit3 4 года назад +57

      @@HisShadowX tbh, with the kind of crazy stuff they did, they totally deserved to be wiped out

    • @HisShadowX
      @HisShadowX 4 года назад +16

      Terabit3 Gaming The Mexicas are not wiped out they are called Mexicans today. Also they still celebrate wearing people’s flesh and bones. It’s called Day of the Dead and celebrated by Mexicans till this day

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 2 года назад +373

    This is such a well edited documentary, really good job, History Scope.

  • @AwokenEntertainment
    @AwokenEntertainment 2 года назад +61

    Wow, learned more with this quick video about the Aztecs than I did in years of going to history classes in school

  • @adlsfreund
    @adlsfreund 4 года назад +971

    Kudos for going more in-depth than almost any other indie edutainment RUclipsr.

    • @janner_jsadventure6660
      @janner_jsadventure6660 4 года назад +7

      adlsfreund ikr so much detail im sure he did his hw from this one coming from fellow aztec blood jajajajja

    • @azteknology4416
      @azteknology4416 3 года назад +1

      You are very wrong about your information on the "AZTEK", actually you might be able to learn if you're not as ignorant as you are arrogant. What a shame but not a surprise. Once or twice you say that you really don't know and that is the truest statement you've made. Because you know that ALL the information you studied and present here was that which was allowed to be written by the imprimatur a declaration authorizing publication by the church, in this case, you are in fact presenting unsustainable and biased information. More so, you are denigrating and in fact being disrespectful to a People and a Tradition that has guaranteed rights to their culture and religion under the UNDRIP, rights of indigenous peoples... SHAME ON YOU!!!

    • @rjskum688
      @rjskum688 3 года назад +2

      LMAO! Indie? Now hipsters are trying to make youtube a fashion statement. "Man, I only listen to indie RUclipsrs. The ones you watch are too mainstream".

    • @pinkyhotmessx69
      @pinkyhotmessx69 3 года назад

      @@azteknology4416 then go make your own fuckin channel

    • @koltoncrane3099
      @koltoncrane3099 3 года назад +2

      Aztek if you know more correct info why don’t you publish a correct video based on “native” knowledge? Without doing that you’re really doing a disservice to yourself and the knowledge you have because merely complaining about disinformation does nothing. If, however, you make a correct film people would watch that and more people would learn what you’re trying to teach rather than just reading some comment that’s criticizing.

  • @GeneralLiuofBoston1911
    @GeneralLiuofBoston1911 4 года назад +479

    I really liked how in depth this went into Aztec society, especially for a nation that is talked little not just in school, but also Historians in general due to the heavy bias brought on by the few sources available to us.

    • @barbatvs8959
      @barbatvs8959 4 года назад +38

      I'm Spanish, and I admit i have a bias against human sacrifice and cannibalism.

    • @samo8565
      @samo8565 4 года назад +60

      @@barbatvs8959 I'm Mexican American.. so I'm part Spanish and part native so I can be biased on both sides conveniently... when I see your comment, I become biased against any religion who murders, including Christians (millions or murders).... yea the Aztecs and other tribes sacrificed.. thats still murder. Cannibalism is nasty. But its murder.... it was done on a larger scale before the Aztecs were even discovered. Your bias is hypocritical.

    • @brooklynjayy
      @brooklynjayy 4 года назад

      Sam Ortega atleast explain why

    • @grimkaizer8417
      @grimkaizer8417 4 года назад +10

      @@samo8565 aztecs are fucking awful dude

    • @martyshrekster
      @martyshrekster 3 года назад +42

      @@grimkaizer8417 Were. Just as Christians were awful. If left alone, Aztec society likely would have progressed beyond human sacrifices and constant war - just as Christianity has progressed beyond putting slave girls to death if they sleep with a man, while the man just has to bring a ram or whatever as tribute, not allowing tattoos or raw meat, planting two types of seeds in one field, and wearing clothing made of two different materials.
      One of my favorites is Deuteronomy 25:11:
      “When men fight with one another and the wife of the one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of him who is beating him and puts out her hand and seizes him by the private parts, then you shall cut off her hand. Your eye shall have no pity."

  • @jigoku2359
    @jigoku2359 2 года назад +34

    Fun fact: I'm from Mexico and heart tearing, decapitation, cannibalism and blodshed remain as something quite common due to war between cartels

  • @antoniobenitez4042
    @antoniobenitez4042 Год назад +4

    People forget the aztec empire had education for men and women. Sacrifice was an honorable death compared to just death. Also, the flower wars were something the big three tribes did, which was based on capturing warriors who went willingly to kill or be captured.

  • @TheKillerinstinct360
    @TheKillerinstinct360 3 года назад +292

    Damn, why isn’t there a game of thrones aztec edition?

    • @DajuOnYoutube
      @DajuOnYoutube 3 года назад +11

      Like a fictional thing loosely based on history?
      I'd suspect that the lack of surviving Aztec history might have something to do with it.
      Like not enough to base original stories on when most of what we know is covered here. I've heard most of this before actually in another video about the Aztec, so similarly original stories would also derive from the same thing and ultimately be very similar.
      I mean I would also be a little bit concerned about people not having a good idea about what the Aztec were like including yourself. So it would almost definitely lead to claims that it's a misrepresentation of the Aztecs when there's not a shared idea that can be backed up like with versions of medieval European history where the roles of royalty, nobles, priests, knights, merchants, commoners and so on are all pretty well defined.
      Your comment might not have been made with such a thorough investigation into the idea in mind but I'm pretty sure there actually are reasons for it because almost every other noteworthy civilization has a disproportionate number of stories about it compared to them. So I'm certain there would be more if people were inspired by information about the source, which is unfortunately lacking. I mean there's not much about other poorly documented civilizations either like the sumerians so I guess that supports my reasoning.

    • @TheKillerinstinct360
      @TheKillerinstinct360 3 года назад +3

      @@DajuOnRUclips i totally see your point in that unfortunatelly there is not enough historical information about the Mexica for there to be a show of the type, but it doesn't have to be based on historical events but maybe in Aztec cosmology, the way how the aztecs viewed and believed the universe worked, to put it simple to be based on their mythology, to show us how they believed the gods had shaped the earth and life itself, their struggles and domains and power over everything and everyone, i believe the cosmology would be something very fresh and interesting to know about, and ther is definately enough material to work with in that department. thank you for the reply, i believe learning about ancient history is quite a journey, and even though is donde know much about it i'll be glad to take that journey, may you have a nice day 🙂😀

    • @TheKillerinstinct360
      @TheKillerinstinct360 3 года назад +1

      @@basedkaiser5352 don't worry my dude, you wouldn't be forced to watch it, have a nice day bruh 🙂😀

    • @sergpie
      @sergpie 3 года назад

      Because it’d be a telenovela with weird-sounding Spanish and too much cannibalism for streaming.

    • @mfspic
      @mfspic 3 года назад

      Sergpie farcry primal had cannibalism so nah i think it’s just a matter of who wants to make a video game out of this

  • @kevin328
    @kevin328 4 года назад +190

    I learned so much without getting bored for even a second. Thank you so much!

    • @bake4days379
      @bake4days379 2 года назад +1

      Exactly what I was thinking and I was just curious I don’t even have a reason to watch this other than I was told I have Aztec blood in me lol

  • @igorsmet1123
    @igorsmet1123 3 года назад +3

    Officially one of my favourite channels now , thanks for your content.

  • @gatesofdawn
    @gatesofdawn 3 года назад +1

    Your videos are a gift to humanity. By far the most well explained hisyory videos I've found on RUclips. I feel like I've learnt so much watching them! Thank you so much, I feel my brain is just happy from all the info it acquires thanks to you!!

  • @davidcervantes3996
    @davidcervantes3996 3 года назад +348

    absolutely nobody:
    aztec priest: aight yall got any beating hearts?

  • @88palms
    @88palms 4 года назад +218

    If you wanna have a real good time put the subtitles on and watch the AI try to phonetically spell all these Aztec names.

    • @oliversmalley7771
      @oliversmalley7771 3 года назад +6

      LOL Tlaxcala translated into Italic Scholar

    • @AphitethLordOfLight
      @AphitethLordOfLight 3 года назад +4

      One of my favorite things is closed captions on youtube.

    • @melikshah4564
      @melikshah4564 3 года назад +4

      in the context of taxes the term "ass tax" really made sense

    • @braamies5339
      @braamies5339 2 года назад +3

      You are an evil genius. A bored genius. But evil and genius nonetheless

  • @liamclifford8553
    @liamclifford8553 2 года назад

    Amazing content! Learned so much and blown away by the commitment of the channel! Great work History Scope x

  • @matthewamaya3967
    @matthewamaya3967 2 года назад +5

    This is a wonderfully put together video, thank you! I also enjoyed the Star Trek reference with the “Rules of Acquisition” 😂

  • @ChrisSmith-ro1ev
    @ChrisSmith-ro1ev 4 года назад +216

    I watched probably thousands of videos on youtube but this was one of the best 80 min. ever! I didn't even had one break! This simple animations are so on point plus your narration makes all this information so easy to digest. I'm so glad I still have several more of your videos to watch.

    • @kyle18934
      @kyle18934 3 года назад +4

      If you liked this video I'd recommend the fall of civilazations. Its also a good history channel.
      This channel is an amazing find. I'm always happy when RUclips sends me these channels that are small goldmines

    • @ChrisSmith-ro1ev
      @ChrisSmith-ro1ev 3 года назад +2

      @@kyle18934 you right about fall of civilizations - it's very well made, I also like that they release videos in audio only, I listened to all of it and can't wait for more. Since lockdowns started I found a LOT of great YT channels with content far better than anything that Netflix or Amazon has to offer.

    • @user-wl1uz5sb9f
      @user-wl1uz5sb9f 9 месяцев назад

      Same thing here. Pure GOLD (pun intended, I'm Spanish)

  • @JoseOrtiz-zz6gw
    @JoseOrtiz-zz6gw 3 года назад +54

    It should have mentioned that all the existing settlements in central Mexico, spoke the same language as the Aztecs, as they shared a common origin in the north of Mexico.

    • @trla6505
      @trla6505 2 года назад +3

      Ohh I didn't knew that

  • @daed3024
    @daed3024 2 года назад +1

    Love these history videos, he deserves the gold play button in my opinion. always really good stories and topics

  • @goatcheese2174
    @goatcheese2174 2 года назад

    Just found my new favorite channel to listen to while I work….amazing videos! Keep it up, man 🙏🤌

  • @gyanchor2495
    @gyanchor2495 4 года назад +152

    I simply don't get this, why is this channel so extremely underrated with such great content? What did it take RUclips's algorithm to suggest this one so late?? From October to May?
    Damn, thats not sufficient!
    Well done Sir!

    • @Kikivanderpump
      @Kikivanderpump 3 года назад +8

      Right???? I stumbled on it by accident but now I’m hooked.

    • @zombies4evadude24
      @zombies4evadude24 3 года назад +2

      I know right? Should have at least 2 million for all the effort he puts into them.

    • @HistoryScope
      @HistoryScope  3 года назад +22

      It's getting to the millions soon. This video is currently the 2nd most watched in recent times.

    • @gyanchor2495
      @gyanchor2495 3 года назад +3

      @@HistoryScope thank you for your reply Sir. I personally sent it to my parents and some friends who appreciate history as much as myself.
      I would like to witness that day very soon. All the best Sir.

    • @azteknology4416
      @azteknology4416 3 года назад +1

      THE BEST YOU LIKED IS NOT TRUE...THIS VIDEO IS very wrong about your information on the "AZTEK", actually you might be able to learn if you're not as ignorant as you are arrogant. What a shame but not a surprise. Once or twice you say that you really don't know and that is the truest statement you've made. Because you know that ALL the information you studied and present here was that which was allowed to be written by the imprimatur a declaration authorizing publication by the church, in this case, you are in fact presenting unsustainable and biased information. More so, you are denigrating and in fact being disrespectful to a People and a Tradition that has guaranteed rights to their culture and religion under the UNDRIP, rights of indigenous peoples... SHAME ON YOU!!!

  • @Dreadlock1227
    @Dreadlock1227 4 года назад +311

    I feel like I just took an entire university course in a one hour video

    • @radbunnie2297
      @radbunnie2297 3 года назад

      Lmao yes!

    • @yoloswaggins7121
      @yoloswaggins7121 3 года назад

      @Robert Ortiz-Wilson It's definitely not more efficient though.

    • @MeidoInHebun
      @MeidoInHebun 3 года назад +5

      As a Mexican, I learned more in this video about the Aztecs than in all the history courses I had growing up.

  • @balwantpadaki6183
    @balwantpadaki6183 3 года назад +2

    What an outstanding, scholarly video.. Seems like a full course in Aztec History covered in 1 hour. Bravo!

  • @lanaaa9435
    @lanaaa9435 Год назад

    Great video. I dont usually watch history videos but i came across this one and my eyes were glued to the screen.

  • @CBeard849
    @CBeard849 3 года назад +115

    Nothing compares to history lessons and human sacrifice with a sense of humor!

  • @lovroroncevic3054
    @lovroroncevic3054 4 года назад +520

    Wait is this actually an hour long history lesson?
    Now if its good i cant wait
    Edit: It was a real good time

    • @prussianmapping9149
      @prussianmapping9149 3 года назад

      No it wasnt!!!! Jk lol

    • @azteknology4416
      @azteknology4416 3 года назад +2

      You are very wrong about your information on the "AZTEK", actually you might be able to learn if you're not as ignorant as you are arrogant. What a shame but not a surprise. Once or twice you say that you really don't know and that is the truest statement you've made. Because you know that ALL the information you studied and present here was that which was allowed to be written by the imprimatur a declaration authorizing publication by the church, in this case, you are in fact presenting unsustainable and biased information. More so, you are denigrating and in fact being disrespectful to a People and a Tradition that has guaranteed rights to their culture and religion under the UNDRIP, rights of indigenous peoples... SHAME ON YOU!!!

    • @prussianmapping9149
      @prussianmapping9149 3 года назад +18

      @@azteknology4416 What the fuck are you talking about lol

    • @natedog2I0
      @natedog2I0 3 года назад +4

      Aztek nology stop smoking crack bro you’ve clearly lost your mind

    • @cranberrycola7982
      @cranberrycola7982 3 года назад +2

      @@azteknology4416 how about you make a vide based on the REAL way things happened then since you are supposedly the all knowing person of the aztecs

  • @itzanonmoose8328
    @itzanonmoose8328 2 года назад +2

    This is the second of your videos I have watched, and they are brilliant.

  • @dtomcheck
    @dtomcheck 3 года назад +1

    Just found the channel and I love the videos! Entertaining, informative, great production value, they have it all! I can’t wait for more videos....If suggestions are welcome I would love to see the Fall of the Roman Republic/ Rise of the Roman Empire. I can already picture how great that video would be.... So glad I found the channel, keep up the great work!!!

  • @texasred5665
    @texasred5665 4 года назад +286

    "A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.
    " Ariel Durant

    • @8005010f
      @8005010f 4 года назад +41

      "Nothing lasts forever" Mom

    • @programSense
      @programSense 4 года назад +2

      @@8005010f FOH great rebuttal

    • @andrewlankford9634
      @andrewlankford9634 4 года назад +6

      @@8005010f "Life is NOT fair" Mom

    • @GilbyMinaj
      @GilbyMinaj 4 года назад +18

      Sounds like the current state of the United States. Lol

    • @luisvega6547
      @luisvega6547 4 года назад +7

      @Juan José Oñate Yeah, then you make those people your slaves, except the ones who helped you the most, and literally kill almost 90% of the those slaves due to diseases you carried.
      Viva México!

  • @Brodopekins
    @Brodopekins 4 года назад +156

    This could be a netflix series.. Here i am wondering with very sentence: And then? And then??

    • @kyle18934
      @kyle18934 3 года назад

      You would rather have this than a trash drama series???
      Me to bud, me to

  • @LilXezon_1121
    @LilXezon_1121 2 года назад

    I like learning about history as a hobby and I'm grateful to have discovered this channel, it keeps my mind from getting bored

  • @lukaspfortner6753
    @lukaspfortner6753 3 года назад +24

    Fascinating stuff! Would absolutely love to see more videos on other Mesomerican civilizations neighboring the Aztecs, as well as the other Mesomerican civilizations predating them. Pre-columbian civilizations are something I haven't been taught about as often!

  • @QuarantaSette47
    @QuarantaSette47 3 года назад +42

    1:07:38
    A classic "I was gone for ten minutes, what the hell happened?!"

  • @playc.holder6432
    @playc.holder6432 3 года назад +63

    Wow, such a cool video! I dig the lego-esque animations, and your take on the Sun God was awesome! It's fascinating how the Aztec civilization lasted so long, despite killing each other in unintentional meaningless sacrifices, getting into pointless wars, living off limited land, and using beans as currency.

  • @benjaminbravo9884
    @benjaminbravo9884 2 года назад

    grea job makind this video, finally a video that desmytttifies the whole conflicf and puts perspective and context of the whole situation

  • @umarjavaid8289
    @umarjavaid8289 3 года назад +3

    I hope this channel get more subscribers.. this is just too much informative and well structured and very well explained..

  • @peanutwars
    @peanutwars 3 года назад +116

    43:30 lmao Spanish: “hey guys guess why we are so advanced and use the wheel to get a lot done?” Aztecs: “ cause your lazy”

    • @blauwbeer556
      @blauwbeer556 3 года назад +9

      They didn't have horses back then so I doubt they could do anything with wheels

    • @iliketurtles5180
      @iliketurtles5180 3 года назад +6

      I mean can't people pull them? Not as great as with a horse but better than nothing.

    • @iliketurtles5180
      @iliketurtles5180 3 года назад

      @James F "better than nothing"

    • @Ch-ew9tm
      @Ch-ew9tm 3 года назад +16

      @@blauwbeer556 The Americas had wheels but didn’t use them often because they were useless on most terrain they lived.

    • @tdlf156
      @tdlf156 3 года назад +6

      The precolumbian Americas did have wheels, there are many examples of wheeled toys that still exist today. Due to terrain and the lack of a pack animal, large transport wheels were not widely used. Inca bridges were often rope, and made for people, not carts or anything.

  • @wirehot09
    @wirehot09 4 года назад +110

    Thiiiiis was so informative! I did not skip a MINUTE OR A SECOND! Please have the same guy do the African Zulu and other history.
    1. Very informative
    2. Voice is not annoying like the rest of you tubers
    3. Nice quick animation with maps

    • @HistoryScope
      @HistoryScope  4 года назад +15

      I don't think I'll ever cover the Zulu, as Extra Credits already did a really good video on the topic

    • @wildfire9280
      @wildfire9280 4 года назад +3

      @@HistoryScope Ghana or Axum then?

    • @HistoryScope
      @HistoryScope  4 года назад +7

      Perhaps. I would like to make a video focusing on Africa, as I haven't done that yet

    • @wirehot09
      @wirehot09 4 года назад +4

      @@HistoryScope Their are so many countries that could be done in Africa it would be great to see, they have kingdoms also! Thank you for the consideration, I am waiting to see those videos. :)

    • @azteknology4416
      @azteknology4416 3 года назад

      THE BEST YOU LIKED IS NOT TRUE...THIS VIDEO IS very wrong about your information on the "AZTEK", actually you might be able to learn if you're not as ignorant as you are arrogant. What a shame but not a surprise. Once or twice you say that you really don't know and that is the truest statement you've made. Because you know that ALL the information you studied and present here was that which was allowed to be written by the imprimatur a declaration authorizing publication by the church, in this case, you are in fact presenting unsustainable and biased information. More so, you are denigrating and in fact being disrespectful to a People and a Tradition that has guaranteed rights to their culture and religion under the UNDRIP, rights of indigenous peoples... SHAME ON YOU!!!

  • @global001
    @global001 10 месяцев назад

    What an amazing, thorougher marathon! loved it.

  • @rinoking88
    @rinoking88 Год назад +3

    They did the Tlaxcala dirty-the real champs.
    Always been a history buff but neglected learning much about Mesoamerica. This is actually pretty interesting. It’s a shame there aren’t more surviving primary sources, because there is probably so much more intrigue we don’t even know about. Anyway, excellent video.

  • @RoBMcCullochexperience
    @RoBMcCullochexperience 3 года назад +35

    This is the best documentary on the Aztecs I have ever known. Absolutely fantastic History Scope!

  • @frogglen6350
    @frogglen6350 4 года назад +157

    This was such a cool video. Educational too. It's fascinating how the Aztec civilization lasted so long, despite killing each other in unintentional meaningless sacrifices, getting into pointless wars, living off limited land, using beans as currency, etc

    • @hugo57k91
      @hugo57k91 4 года назад +15

      They used *b e a n s* as currency?

    • @HistoryScope
      @HistoryScope  4 года назад +47

      Yes. Cocoa beans.
      I mean, it's chocolate. It's crazy we haven't yet turned to a chocolate-based economy :D

    • @lordabsolute2655
      @lordabsolute2655 4 года назад +24

      Their World was still better than Europe..if You Europeans aka white people, would have stayed in your Hell box. Ice box , indigenous people would be able to tell their own story in their own language and country..

    • @notsure6187
      @notsure6187 4 года назад +6

      it was huge, but it only lasted 200 years

    • @yousuck2139
      @yousuck2139 4 года назад +3

      Not Sure do we really know that tho? I don’t think we ever really know the truth.

  • @astrumsan603
    @astrumsan603 2 года назад

    Thank you so much for this!! We’re studying Aztec history for IB history, this is incredibly helpful, especially in putting a sound to all the unpronounceable Aztec names XD

  • @IsThisRyanCom
    @IsThisRyanCom 2 года назад

    History scope is just such high quality. Very very well done.

  • @Kikivanderpump
    @Kikivanderpump 3 года назад +46

    Great content!!! I really appreciate that you point out mainstream history is often written from the winners’ perspective and is not an unbiased presentation of facts. Thank you for presenting a more comprehensive and detailed narrative. I learned more in one hour from you then I did in my history classes.

  • @ruturajshiralkar5566
    @ruturajshiralkar5566 3 года назад +89

    What caused the fall of Aztecs
    Simple Ans: "GERMANY WILL BE UNITED"

    • @Mel_luvv
      @Mel_luvv 11 месяцев назад

      Yesss

  • @artkoenig9434
    @artkoenig9434 Год назад +17

    You have made this history into a gripping tale of war, mistakes and monstrous misunderstandings. Thank you!

  • @dezig5318
    @dezig5318 2 года назад

    I am listineng to this while working. What a great voice to help me focus

  • @RoboticFemboy
    @RoboticFemboy 4 года назад +52

    9:17
    this... is a pretty genius visual

  • @Typesmacker
    @Typesmacker 3 года назад +83

    Forget the gold standard; we need the chocolate standard. You are hilarious in your narration. Thanks for this video!

  • @damienbrown1561
    @damienbrown1561 2 года назад +5

    Most comprehensive historical breakdown that I've ever watched, thoroughly enjoyed watching it.
    I've seen a few documentaries on The Aztec Kingdom but never this detailed in its analysis, few details I was already Aware of but there was a host of new information that I wasn't aware of, really enjoyed it.

  • @David_____
    @David_____ Год назад

    This video was just incredible! Thank you

  • @Ochrasy88
    @Ochrasy88 3 года назад +181

    The Aztecs:
    Who shall become our king and leader?
    The Aztecs:
    Let it be the one, who's name is most unpronounceable.

    • @jiminsbedsheet4849
      @jiminsbedsheet4849 3 года назад +2

      wait till learn about all of their gods

    • @Mark-oh7ec
      @Mark-oh7ec 3 года назад +4

      @@jiminsbedsheet4849 yeah like tlahuizcalpantecuhtli. For people that don't speak Nahuatl, its variants, or Spanish from Mexico, It'll be hard as fuck to pronounce

  • @axkhn4921
    @axkhn4921 3 года назад +7

    This is just a phenomenal video, I’ve watched it more than a few times. I love your content, and how you speak slowly and clearly, and not just rush through the video, speaking too fast, like other RUclipsrs. Keep up the great work my man.

  • @dondizm2678
    @dondizm2678 Месяц назад

    Yooo this is the most comprehensive and enjoyable documentary on the Aztecs! Thank you so much!

  • @originalname6225
    @originalname6225 3 года назад

    Finally found the channel I was looking for, long history videos, time to binge watch

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 4 года назад +162

    The Aztec and Inca Empires are off to a great start. I wonder if they know that Europe just discovered their continent?

    • @alexandrub8786
      @alexandrub8786 4 года назад +22

      Do you mean "their server"?

    • @red2theelectricboogaloo961
      @red2theelectricboogaloo961 4 года назад +4

      pff, not until people begin to die all of a sudden.

    • @legatesotomayor9692
      @legatesotomayor9692 4 года назад +5

      It's like a game of Civilization

    • @gregoriokafka
      @gregoriokafka 4 года назад +4

      Of course they did: from 1492 when the Spaniards arrived for the first time to the continent, to 1519 when Cortés arrived to the shores of Veracruz, México, 27 years had passed. In that time a lot of contacts and indirect news about their prescence had spread. Caribes and taínos, the first indigenous people who saw the Spaniards, used to travel on canoes throughout all the Caribbean sea, spreading the news. There is some evidence that Maya merchants knew Cuba and had some commerce of goods with Taínos (Cuba was conquered by Spaniards in 1509). In 1511 a shipwreck by a storm during an exploration to Florida threw 11 spaniard survivors to the Yucatán shores. Almost all got killed by the Maya, but two of them survived to be assimilated into the Maya society and learn their language. One of them even would die years later fighting against the Spaniards on the side of the Mayas. In 1517 and 1518 the expeditions of Hernández de Córdova and Grijalva had made contact with mayas and totonacs in the shores of Yucatán peninsula and the Gulf of México. So, by the time of Cortés arrival, Motecuhzoma had plenty of news about the prescence of strangers since years before.

    • @gregoriokafka
      @gregoriokafka 4 года назад +1

      @Juan José Oñate Jajajajajaja, so what? Never said they were the same cultures "bruh". That doesn't mean they didn't knew each other and established multiple relations. Completely false "there was little communication between those cultures".
      The problem with present day ignorants is not their ignorance, is their assumption that their ignorance is a fact.

  • @hugo57k91
    @hugo57k91 4 года назад +14

    1 ad for this 1 hour video? Wow hats off to you man! This is great, I learned so much!

  • @munahgwyan4935
    @munahgwyan4935 2 года назад

    I love history and storytelling, i found the perfect channel for that. Thank you

  • @shareemaharaj8216
    @shareemaharaj8216 2 года назад

    Wow! This is great man. I learned so much in such in just an hour twenty. Thank you :)

  • @KingK0ma
    @KingK0ma 3 года назад +13

    Love how passionate you were about animating the scenes!

  • @daniels8030
    @daniels8030 3 года назад +4

    This channel is an absolute gold mine. The videos are all packed with so much information. I genuinely cannot believe how this is on RUclips and not a National Geographic documentary. Wow!!

  • @blkmurcielag04
    @blkmurcielag04 2 года назад

    More on this topic please. Great video. Keep them coming.

  • @mandlandofaya6082
    @mandlandofaya6082 2 года назад

    This is a wonderful piece of work. Good shot

  • @v44n7
    @v44n7 4 года назад +8

    what a outstanding series. I don't have word to express your amazing work. Thanks you so much

  • @landonweber6123
    @landonweber6123 3 года назад +26

    1:12:07 it sounded like Winston Churchill’s “The Finest Hour” speech.

    • @andygetz7343
      @andygetz7343 2 года назад

      Yea I caught that, too. We will fight in the streets, in the houses... well I don't remember it verbatim.

    • @victormanuel8767
      @victormanuel8767 2 года назад

      They defended their island city. They never surrendered

  • @mexicanjojo6369
    @mexicanjojo6369 3 года назад +11

    35:04
    "After all, there wasn't any plague to keep their population in check"
    Spaniards: Ja, cagastep

  • @iomarian13
    @iomarian13 Год назад

    simply one of the best channels tackling history topics.

  • @mischakellen6684
    @mischakellen6684 3 года назад +6

    Incredible! The animations, and narration is top quality. This held my full attention. I appreciate your content, glad I stumbled upon your channel! Thanks!

  • @sarahjackson9812
    @sarahjackson9812 3 года назад +3

    This is one of the best history presentations I've ever seen - and I've watched thousands. Well done!

  • @luisrosario8576
    @luisrosario8576 2 года назад

    Thank you sir for the lecture very well put together

  • @HoeLeeFuQQ
    @HoeLeeFuQQ 3 года назад +1

    This was an amazing video my mind is blown by the info wow.

  • @macrotransaction2383
    @macrotransaction2383 3 года назад +9

    That war economy cycle stuff made so much sense. Thank you!

  • @vashSJ
    @vashSJ 3 года назад +12

    i cant help but relate the scenes in Apocalypto while watching this. thanks for this! GREAT CONTENT!

  • @user-fd3ls3ph3y
    @user-fd3ls3ph3y 8 месяцев назад

    Bro deserves more , this is actually insane , keep up the good work

  • @nigelboakye1492
    @nigelboakye1492 2 года назад +2

    this is the best doc ive seen all year

  • @cristianortiz-il9jg
    @cristianortiz-il9jg 4 года назад +19

    This video taught me more than my 8th grade history teacher

  • @Psidream1337
    @Psidream1337 3 года назад +18

    Watched the whole thing start to finish on a work night.
    Good stuff man. Subscribed.

    • @gsapz
      @gsapz 3 года назад

      Same here

    • @bake4days379
      @bake4days379 2 года назад

      Me to lmao at work now

  • @zarakhan9789
    @zarakhan9789 Год назад +1

    This is an amazing video. I have learned an immense knowledge of the Aztecs thanks to this video. This will really help my project especially since I am doing it last minute. lol 😅 But THANK YOU SO MUCH! I hope to watch more of your videos in the future!

  • @capnsugoi1303
    @capnsugoi1303 2 года назад +1

    I’m glad you post your sources.

  • @fabijan7
    @fabijan7 3 года назад +161

    The Aztec Empire deserve serious props for exesting for so long without copletely imploding in a gouvrning system doomed from the start.
    Side not: very enterteining and educational video.

    • @yeshuadot630
      @yeshuadot630 3 года назад +3

      They last a few centuries. Perhaps you meant Mayan...

    • @paperpersona1243
      @paperpersona1243 3 года назад +28

      @@yeshuadot630 He's saying they should be commended for lasting for centuries despite their crazy ass culture lol

    • @leixalkvinay2729
      @leixalkvinay2729 3 года назад +8

      @@Asdf-wf6en it lasted 300 years. Maybe if they had some cultural/religious revolution they could survive.

    • @mariovsspongebob56536
      @mariovsspongebob56536 3 года назад +1

      I could barely read your comment.

    • @sergpie
      @sergpie 3 года назад +9

      They deforested areas surrounding the state of Mexico DF to the point that it changed the local climate and exacerbated soil erosion; they weren’t the best at curbing their cults or their demand for wood, ash, and other resources.

  • @manuelredgrave8348
    @manuelredgrave8348 4 года назад +7

    It's 5:52 AM and i just finished watching.
    It was very interesting and i genuinely didn't know how much different was the reality between what my book said and the actual historical events.

  • @sophiaho2952
    @sophiaho2952 9 месяцев назад +1

    I personally thank for this video 😭 this gave such great info that I used for my essay
    Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU

  • @franklopez181
    @franklopez181 2 года назад

    This was fantastic! One of the best Aztec documentaries I've seen.

  • @VanessaScrillions
    @VanessaScrillions 4 года назад +3

    I love this. Thank you sooo much for these videos! Well made, educational, and entertaining!

  • @kalixkatt
    @kalixkatt 4 года назад +7

    Awesome content, looks like i found a new favorite underrated channel to binge

  • @carltoncanty8048
    @carltoncanty8048 2 года назад

    Soooooo so good!!!! Thank you for this video.