Essay On Aztec Society

Think back to when the Aztec society lived. There were many things there culture we good at and a few things that were challenging for them. As you might know the Aztecs did not settle on the best land ,so they had to try to find alternate ways to do many things. This is why they came up with chinampas, roads, and canoes. Because The Aztec people lived in a swampy and mountain area, Settling in this land came with a few problems like the farming and transportation.

First of all the main reason was the farming. The area where the Aztecs lived in was very marshy ,so it was very hard to get good soil to farm. There was no flat land around the area. Since there society was growing ,so rapidly they started to need more places to build farms. Since the area around them was …show more content…
The Aztecs took that as the easy way of doing things. They took much pride in their physical strength. On land they walked and on water they made canoes. Since the Aztecs walked everywhere they had good roads that had many stops on them. Most of the roads were guarded ,so everyone would be safe walking on them. If you lived in the time with the Aztecs and was wealthy you could hire a tla meme. A tla meme is someone who carries your heavy loads for you to wherever you want. They attached their stuff to frames to hold it. Also in the Aztec culture if you were a noble or high in the rankings if you needed a note to be given to someone you could get a paynani. These people also had the job to keep the roads clean. Finally one of the most important parts of the Aztec culture where canoes. Since the whole capital city Tenochtitlan was surrounded by water with very few roads leading out they made canoes. They also made canals throughout the city ,so you could get around the city in a more efficient way. Canoes also helped out with carrying heavy loads since they were very