Ngaphandle kwemizamo yokuqikelela yamakholoni aseSpain, ubufakazi obuningi bezinto busele kuma-Aztec. Bephula ngokuphelele isithombe esenziwe ngabaseSpain, isithombe sama-Aztec njengabantu abanesibindi begazi ababekwazi ukulwa, ukukhipha izinkulungwane zeziboshwa nokuhlanganyela ekudleni kwabantu. Ngisho nengxenye encane yeminonjana yempucuko yama-Aztec esasinda kuze kube yilolu suku ifakazela iqiniso lokuthi babengabantu ababehlanganisa ngokuvumelanayo ukuthuthukiswa kwezindaba zezempi nezolimo, ubuciko kanye nezinsiza zomgwaqo. Ukuthunjwa kombuso wama-Aztec ngabaseSpain kwaqeda umbuso othuthuke kakhulu.
1. Umbuso wama-Aztec wawuseNyakatho Melika endaweni yaseMexico yanamuhla, kepha le nsimu, ngokwenganekwane, kwakungeyona izwe lomdabu lama-Aztec - ekuqaleni babehlala ngasenyakatho.
2. Abantu ababehlala ezindaweni lapho ama-Aztec afika khona, babebheka laba abasha njengabangenasizotha nabangaphucukile. Ama-Aztec asheshe awaqinisekisa ngokunye, anqoba bonke omakhelwane bawo.
3. Ama-Aztec awumphakathi wabantu, abantu ababodwa ababenegama elinjalo babengekho. Lokhu kucishe kufane nomqondo wokuthi "indoda yaseSoviet" - kwakukhona umqondo, kepha kwakungekho ubuzwe.
4. Isimo sama-Aztec sibizwa ngokuthi "umbuso" kunalokho ngenxa yokungabi nesikhathi esifanele. Kwakungafani kakhulu nemibuso yase-Asia noma yaseYurophu, elawulwa ngokuqinile kusuka esikhungweni esisodwa. Ukufana okuqondile kubonakala kuphela ekuxubeni kwabantu abahlukene ezweni elilodwa. Futhi ama-Aztec, njengaseRoma yasendulo, ayenemigwaqo yobukhosi enengqalasizinda ehambisana nayo. Ngaphandle kokuthi ama-Aztec ahamba ngezinyawo kuphela, lokhu kuyamangaza impela.
5. Umbuso wama-Aztec wawukhona isikhathi esingaphansi kwekhulu leminyaka - kusukela ngo-1429 kuya ku-1521.
6. Umlando wama-Aztec wawunenguquko yawo enkulu. Uhlobo lwama-Aztec lukaPeter Omkhulu lwabizwa ngokuthi yiTlacaelel, waguqula ohulumeni basekhaya, waguqula inkolo futhi wadala kabusha umlando wama-Aztec.
7. Ama-Aztec alima izindaba zempi ngokulula: yinsizwa kuphela eyakwazi ukubamba iziboshwa ezintathu eyaba yindoda. Uphawu lwangaphandle lwentsha kwakuyizinwele ezinde - zazinqunywa kuphela ngemuva kokubanjwa kweziboshwa.
8. Kwakukhona abaphikisi vele ngaleso sikhathi: amadoda ayengafuni ukukhetha indlela yeqhawe elihamba ngezinwele ezinde. Mhlawumbe izimpande zezinwele ezinde zama-hippie ezazikhuthaza ukuthula zikulelisiko lama-Aztec.
9. Isimo sezulu saseMexico silungele ezolimo. Ngakho-ke, ngisho nangezinsimbi zomsebenzi zakudala ngaphandle kokusebenzisa izilwane ezibusayo, umbuso wawondliwa ngabalimi, inani labo elalingaba ngu-10%.
10. Eqhamuka enyakatho, ama-Aztec ahlala esiqhingini. Ngenxa yokushoda komhlaba, baqala ukuhlela izinkambu ezintantayo. Kamuva, kwaba nomhlaba omningi, kodwa isiko lokutshala imifino emasimini entanta aqoqwe ezigxotsheni lalondolozwa.
11. Indawo enezintaba ibambe iqhaza ekwakhiweni kohlelo lokunisela olunabile. Amanzi ahanjiswa emasimini ngamapayipi amatshe nangemisele.
12. Ukhokho notamatisi baqala baba izitshalo ezitshaliwe embusweni wama-Aztec.
13. Ama-Aztec awagcinanga izifuyo. Okuhlukile kwakuyizinja, futhi ngisho nalesosimo ngakubo sasingahloniphi njengaphakathi kwabantu besimanje. Inyama ifike etafuleni kuphela ngenxa yokuzingelwa ngempumelelo, ukubulala inja (emcimbini onesizotha) noma ukubamba i-turkey.
14. Umthombo wamaprotheni kuma-Aztec kwakuyizintuthwane, izikelemu, amakhilikithi nezibungu. Isiko lokuzidla lisalondolozwa eMexico.
15. Umphakathi wama-Aztec wawufana kahle. Izigaba zabalimi (maceuali) kanye namaqhawe (pili) zagqama, kepha amalifti omphakathi asebenza, futhi noma iyiphi indoda enesibindi ingaba yipilisi. Ngokuthuthuka komphakathi, isigaba sabathengisi esinemibandela (eposini) savela. Ama-Aztec nawo ayenezigqila ezazingenamalungelo, kodwa imithetho ephathelene nezigqila yayivulekile impela.
16. Isakhiwo sohlelo lwemfundo sibuye sihambisane nesigaba somphakathi. Izikole zazizinhlobo ezimbili: i-tepochkalli ne-calmecak. Esokuqala sasifana nezikole zangempela eRussia, lezi zesikole zazifana nezindawo zokuvivinya umzimba. Kwakungekho umngcele oqinile wekilasi - abazali babekwazi ukuthumela ingane yabo kunoma yisiphi isikole.
17. Umkhiqizo omkhulu osele wavumela ama-Aztec ukuthi athuthukise isayensi nobuciko. Ikhalenda lama-Aztec lesibhakabhaka esinezinkanyezi labonwa yiwo wonke umuntu. Futhi, wonke umuntu uzibonile izithombe zeThempeli Elikhulu, kepha hhayi wonke umuntu uyazi ukuthi laqoshwa edwaleni eliqinile kuphela ngamathuluzi amatshe. Imidlalo yeshashalazi nezinkondlo kwakudumile. Izinkondlo ngokuvamile zazibhekwa njengokuwukuphela komsebenzi ofanelekayo weqhawe ngesikhathi sokuthula.
18. Ama-Aztec ayenza imihlatshelo ngabantu, kodwa isilinganiso sawo emasikweni aseYurophu sinehaba kakhulu. Okufanayo kuya ekudleni komuntu. Amasosha ayevinjezelwe abaseSpain kwelinye lamadolobha, esethole isiphetho, esasikhuluma ngokuntuleka kwabo kokudla, anikela abaseSpain impi. Bathembisa ukuthi bazodla izitha ezibulewe. Kodwa-ke, uma izitatimende ezinjalo ze-bellicose zithathwa njengobufakazi obungokomlando, khona-ke noma yiliphi iqhawe lingabhekwa njengezono ezimbi kakhulu.
19. Ama-Aztec ayegqoka kalula: indwangu yokugqoka nengubo yabesilisa, isiketi sabesifazane. Esikhundleni seblawuzi, abesifazane baphonsa amajazi emvula anobude obuhlukile emahlombe abo. Izintokazi ezihloniphekile zishaye ngesiswebhu - uhlobo lokugqoka olunothayi emphinjeni. Izinto ezilula zokugqoka zaqedwa ngemidwebo yokuhlobisa nokuhlobisa.
20. Akukona ukunqotshwa kweSpain okwagcina kuqedile ama-Aztec, kodwa ubhadane olubanzi lwe-typhus yamathumbu, lapho kwafa khona abantu abangu-4/5 bezwe. Manje azikho ngaphezu kwama-1.5 million ama-Aztec. Ngekhulu le-16, inani lombuso laliphindwe kayishumi kunalokho.