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The Ancient Egyptians are significantly older than the Aztecs; their civilisation began well over five thousand years ago, first becoming recognisable around 3000 B.C, while the Aztec Empire originated in the early 1400s A.D.
You may be thinking of the Mayans (a lot of people confuse the various civilisations of South America for some reason), who are still a thousand years the Egyptians' junior, coming into being around 2000 B.C.
The ancient Egyptians can be traced back to 3150 B.C.E. while the Mayans can be traced back to about 250 A.C.E. which makes the ancient Egyptians a lot older. I am leaving you with a couple of links to scan over.
There is evidence of occupation in various parts of Egypt going back to at least 6,500 years ago. This is called the Predynastic period; Egypt's written history began around 5,100 years ago with the first known hieroglyphs (written on broken pottery shards) - just before the first pharaohs.
In Mexico, the Chichimec people who eventually came to be called Mexica or Azteca migrated into the Basin of Mexico around 700 years ago, becoming guests and vassals of the Toltecs; they founded their city Tenochtitlan in about 1325 AD.
This makes the Egyptians many thousands of years older than the Aztecs.
Well there's a lot of debate for the origins of the Mayan. The only evidence is the Mayan calendar. Its long count (one of the main calendar of the Mayan) dates that the calendar started at 3114 B.C, while the Egyptians date their origins at 3150 B.C. Technically they are about the same by the only difference of 46 years.
Regardless of the origin of their calendars, the Mayan Ruins have not been dated younger than 2000 years whereas some Egyptian Ruins go back over 5000 years. Egypt was certainly the older civilization.
mayan civilization is oldeer than the aztec civilization mayans were around the time of 250 b.c. to 900 a.d and the aztec civilization was around at the time of 1200 to 1521 a.d.
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What did the Aztec rulers do?
The Aztec ruler had great structures built, similar to the Egyptian rulers. They also made laws and headed the military of the civilization.
Which one is older Aztec Inca Maya and olmec?
Maya
How did the Egyptian king Montezuma die?
Montezuma was the king of the Aztec civilization in Mexico, not the Egyptians. He was killed by the Spanish conquestador Cortez.
Why do we know more about the Aztec than the Maya?
The Maya civilization fell much sooner than Aztec civilization.
The Aztec civilization was immediately preceded by which pre-columbian civilization?
It is the Mayan
What did the Aztec rulers do?
The Aztec ruler had great structures built, similar to the Egyptian rulers. They also made laws and headed the military of the civilization.
Which one is older Aztec Inca Maya and olmec?
Maya
How did the Egyptian king Montezuma die?
Montezuma was the king of the Aztec civilization in Mexico, not the Egyptians. He was killed by the Spanish conquestador Cortez.
Which civilization lived in central Mexico and was known for their chinampas?
There were several of them, but the most important would be the Aztec civilization.
When was the Aztec civilization?
The Aztec civilization lasted around 900 years before it was flourished/defeted.
What date did the Aztec civilization start?
The Aztec civilization began around 1100 Ce/Ad
Who destroyed the Aztec and Inca civilization?
Hernan Cortez destroyed the Aztec civilization. As for the Incas, i dont not know!
When was the Aztec civilization flourished?
The Aztec civilization lasted around 900 years before it was flourished/defeted.
How was the Mesoamericans civilization ruled?
romeCARALThe Aztec civilization
What did the Aztec civilization trade?
was Aztec infuced by other civlzations
Was the ancient Aztec civilization a democracy?
No. The Aztec Empire was a monarchy.
Why do we know more about the Aztec than the Maya?
The Maya civilization fell much sooner than Aztec civilization.
