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 роки тому +2401

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

    • @legion999
      @legion999 4 роки тому +67

      ha ha so funnay...

    • @prussianmapping9149
      @prussianmapping9149 4 роки тому +94

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

    • @moom2k829
      @moom2k829 4 роки тому +47

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

    • @HistoryScope
      @HistoryScope  4 роки тому +119

      Of course I do!

    • @CooliMeanBool
      @CooliMeanBool 4 роки тому +2

      Prussian Mapping ln. V

  • @xeonicSR
    @xeonicSR 4 роки тому +4592

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

    • @snm2011halo
      @snm2011halo 4 роки тому +182

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

    • @snm2011halo
      @snm2011halo 4 роки тому +36

      @@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 роки тому +12

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

    • @shelbynihiser9345
      @shelbynihiser9345 4 роки тому +22

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

    • @mr_byebye
      @mr_byebye 4 роки тому +26

      It's not free the commercials are payment

  • @rickyray2794
    @rickyray2794 3 роки тому +2192

    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 роки тому +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 роки тому +26

      @@jackjohnson5083
      Truest words.

    • @joshuacampbell1625
      @joshuacampbell1625 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +52

      @@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 роки тому +768

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

  • @marcelleroux9172
    @marcelleroux9172 3 роки тому +995

    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 UA-cam for free. You sir, are an absolute mad lad!

    • @Justin-xd2wp
      @Justin-xd2wp 2 роки тому +9

      And with no midroles

    • @Rguhbuh
      @Rguhbuh 2 роки тому +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

  • @setsana_inc
    @setsana_inc 3 роки тому +902

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

    • @amehak1922
      @amehak1922 3 роки тому +77

      You can say she kept him warm.

    • @Iloveyou-vw4rl
      @Iloveyou-vw4rl 3 роки тому +5

      @@amehak1922 😮🤣

    • @keithhancock9710
      @keithhancock9710 3 роки тому +19

      y wud u do dat du het ):

    • @davidbravovelez9332
      @davidbravovelez9332 3 роки тому +17

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

    • @josevalderaz2805
      @josevalderaz2805 3 роки тому +15

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

  • @ayomayonnaise8886
    @ayomayonnaise8886 3 роки тому +207

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

    • @ericktellez7632
      @ericktellez7632 3 роки тому +54

      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 роки тому +2

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

    • @Reibaku
      @Reibaku Рік тому +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 роки тому +569

    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

  • @SweetSourPickle
    @SweetSourPickle 3 роки тому +368

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

  • @vulpesinculta7157
    @vulpesinculta7157 3 роки тому +1512

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

    • @celestiallions4050
      @celestiallions4050 3 роки тому +79

      Not that they really tried.

    • @WarriorofChrist612
      @WarriorofChrist612 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +82

      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 роки тому +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 роки тому +2

      I learn alot more from UA-cam than I ever learned in School

  • @beyondborderfilms4352
    @beyondborderfilms4352 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому

      @@yoloswaggins7121 marxism

    • @yoloswaggins7121
      @yoloswaggins7121 3 роки тому

      @@allcommentsmatter6890 Shut up fool

    • @pacoramon9468
      @pacoramon9468 3 роки тому +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.

  • @janpieter14
    @janpieter14 3 роки тому +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!

  • @AwokenEntertainment
    @AwokenEntertainment 2 роки тому +61

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

  • @abdelrahmanwael2551
    @abdelrahmanwael2551 4 роки тому +922

    The history of the Mayans and the Olmecs would be amazing

  • @lib-center96
    @lib-center96 4 роки тому +1421

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

    • @umontortle
      @umontortle 4 роки тому +128

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

    • @htoodoh5770
      @htoodoh5770 4 роки тому +153

      She was marrying a god.

    • @HisShadowX
      @HisShadowX 4 роки тому +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 роки тому +57

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

    • @HisShadowX
      @HisShadowX 4 роки тому +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 роки тому +372

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

  • @jigoku2359
    @jigoku2359 2 роки тому +35

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

  • @IrKeNoVa
    @IrKeNoVa 3 роки тому +1412

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

    • @sergpie
      @sergpie 3 роки тому +26

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

    • @flamesofjihad4069
      @flamesofjihad4069 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +34

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

    • @lucio.martinez
      @lucio.martinez 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +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

  • @adlsfreund
    @adlsfreund 4 роки тому +971

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

    • @janner_jsadventure6660
      @janner_jsadventure6660 4 роки тому +7

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

    • @azteknology4416
      @azteknology4416 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +2

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

    • @pinkyhotmessx69
      @pinkyhotmessx69 3 роки тому

      @@azteknology4416 then go make your own fuckin channel

    • @koltoncrane3099
      @koltoncrane3099 3 роки тому +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.

  • @mexicanjojo6369
    @mexicanjojo6369 3 роки тому +12

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

  • @lukaspfortner6753
    @lukaspfortner6753 3 роки тому +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!

  • @GeneralLiuofBoston1911
    @GeneralLiuofBoston1911 4 роки тому +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 роки тому +38

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

    • @samo8565
      @samo8565 4 роки тому +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 роки тому

      Sam Ortega atleast explain why

    • @grimkaizer8417
      @grimkaizer8417 4 роки тому +10

      @@samo8565 aztecs are fucking awful dude

    • @martyshrekster
      @martyshrekster 4 роки тому +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."

  • @TheKillerinstinct360
    @TheKillerinstinct360 3 роки тому +292

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

    • @DajuOnYoutube
      @DajuOnYoutube 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +3

      @@DajuOnUA-cam 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 роки тому +1

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

    • @sergpie
      @sergpie 3 роки тому

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

    • @mfspic
      @mfspic 3 роки тому

      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

  • @indylockheart3082
    @indylockheart3082 2 роки тому +24

    As an American I might lose my citizenship for saying this but the Mexican flag is the most badass national flag on earth

    • @king_lil_yg
      @king_lil_yg Рік тому +1

      It’s okay bro ain’t nothing wrong with saying the truth appreciate it tho🇲🇽

    • @JosephMichael23
      @JosephMichael23 8 місяців тому

      @@king_lil_yg I'm Mexican-American, but I'm not a fan of it.

    • @JosephMichael23
      @JosephMichael23 8 місяців тому

      I'm Mexican-American, and I can't help but question your perceptive; are you dating someone from Mexico?

  • @artkoenig9434
    @artkoenig9434 Рік тому +17

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

  • @kevin328
    @kevin328 4 роки тому +191

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

    • @bake4days379
      @bake4days379 2 роки тому +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

  • @ruturajshiralkar5566
    @ruturajshiralkar5566 3 роки тому +89

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

  • @rinking88
    @rinking88 Рік тому +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.

  • @gatesofdawn
    @gatesofdawn 3 роки тому +1

    Your videos are a gift to humanity. By far the most well explained hisyory videos I've found on UA-cam. 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!!

  • @ChrisSmith-ro1ev
    @ChrisSmith-ro1ev 4 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 UA-cam sends me these channels that are small goldmines

    • @ChrisSmith-ro1ev
      @ChrisSmith-ro1ev 3 роки тому +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 місяців тому

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

  • @gyanchor2495
    @gyanchor2495 4 роки тому +152

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

    • @Kikivanderpump
      @Kikivanderpump 4 роки тому +8

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

    • @zombies4evadude24
      @zombies4evadude24 3 роки тому +2

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

    • @HistoryScope
      @HistoryScope  3 роки тому +22

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

    • @gyanchor2495
      @gyanchor2495 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +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!!!

  • @antoniobenitez4042
    @antoniobenitez4042 Рік тому +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.

  • @matthewamaya3967
    @matthewamaya3967 2 роки тому +5

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

  • @CBeard849
    @CBeard849 4 роки тому +115

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

  • @JoseOrtiz-zz6gw
    @JoseOrtiz-zz6gw 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +3

      Ohh I didn't knew that

  • @damienbrown1561
    @damienbrown1561 2 роки тому +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.

  • @igorsmet1123
    @igorsmet1123 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @davidcervantes3996
    @davidcervantes3996 3 роки тому +349

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

  • @88palms
    @88palms 4 роки тому +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 роки тому +6

      LOL Tlaxcala translated into Italic Scholar

    • @AphitethLordOfLight
      @AphitethLordOfLight 3 роки тому +4

      One of my favorite things is closed captions on youtube.

    • @melikshah4564
      @melikshah4564 3 роки тому +4

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

    • @braamies5339
      @braamies5339 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @balwantpadaki6183
    @balwantpadaki6183 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @liamclifford8553
    @liamclifford8553 2 роки тому

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

  • @Dreadlock1227
    @Dreadlock1227 4 роки тому +312

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

    • @radbunnie2297
      @radbunnie2297 3 роки тому

      Lmao yes!

    • @yoloswaggins7121
      @yoloswaggins7121 3 роки тому

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

    • @MeidoInHebun
      @MeidoInHebun 3 роки тому +5

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

  • @peanutwars
    @peanutwars 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +9

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

    • @iliketurtles5180
      @iliketurtles5180 3 роки тому +7

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

    • @iliketurtles5180
      @iliketurtles5180 3 роки тому

      @James F "better than nothing"

    • @Ch-ew9tm
      @Ch-ew9tm 3 роки тому +16

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

    • @tdlf156
      @tdlf156 3 роки тому +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.

  • @goatcheese2174
    @goatcheese2174 2 роки тому

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

  • @lanaaa9435
    @lanaaa9435 Рік тому

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

  • @QuarantaSette47
    @QuarantaSette47 4 роки тому +42

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

  • @wirehot09
    @wirehot09 4 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +3

      @@HistoryScope Ghana or Axum then?

    • @HistoryScope
      @HistoryScope  4 роки тому +7

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

    • @wirehot09
      @wirehot09 4 роки тому +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 роки тому

      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!!!

  • @blankname44
    @blankname44 2 роки тому +7

    I'm 15 minutes in and this is honestly one of the best documentaries I've seen on this topic. Amazing work and I'm definitely subscribing to your channel!

    • @darbyohara
      @darbyohara 7 місяців тому

      Prove it. All of these is speculation unfortunately. There are no source records from that period short of those artfully written by the Spanish

  • @daed3024
    @daed3024 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @Ochrasy88
    @Ochrasy88 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +2

      wait till learn about all of their gods

    • @Mark-oh7ec
      @Mark-oh7ec 3 роки тому +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

  • @texasred5665
    @texasred5665 4 роки тому +286

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

    • @8005010f
      @8005010f 4 роки тому +41

      "Nothing lasts forever" Mom

    • @programSense
      @programSense 4 роки тому +2

      @@8005010f FOH great rebuttal

    • @andrewlankford9634
      @andrewlankford9634 4 роки тому +6

      @@8005010f "Life is NOT fair" Mom

    • @GilbyMinaj
      @GilbyMinaj 4 роки тому +18

      Sounds like the current state of the United States. Lol

    • @luisvega6547
      @luisvega6547 4 роки тому +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!

  • @astrumsan603
    @astrumsan603 2 роки тому

    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

  • @mowgli_concrete_jungle_boi6265
    @mowgli_concrete_jungle_boi6265 3 роки тому +10

    Whoever is interested in Aztecs, I strongly recommend "The Luck of Huemac" a great novel bout the Aztecs by Daniel Peters!

  • @playc.holder6432
    @playc.holder6432 3 роки тому +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.

  • @lovroroncevic3054
    @lovroroncevic3054 4 роки тому +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 4 роки тому

      No it wasnt!!!! Jk lol

    • @azteknology4416
      @azteknology4416 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +18

      @@azteknology4416 What the fuck are you talking about lol

    • @natedog2I0
      @natedog2I0 3 роки тому +4

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

    • @cranberrycola7982
      @cranberrycola7982 3 роки тому +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

  • @dtomcheck
    @dtomcheck 3 роки тому +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!!!

  • @mortysmith8049
    @mortysmith8049 9 місяців тому

    This was an incredible piece of work, I'm very happy I stumbled accross your channel. Now to check out more of your video's. Thanks

  • @RoBMcCullochexperience
    @RoBMcCullochexperience 3 роки тому +35

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

  • @Brodopekins
    @Brodopekins 4 роки тому +156

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

    • @kyle18934
      @kyle18934 3 роки тому

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

  • @umarjavaid8289
    @umarjavaid8289 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @LilXezon_1121
    @LilXezon_1121 2 роки тому

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

  • @Typesmacker
    @Typesmacker 4 роки тому +83

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

  • @Kikivanderpump
    @Kikivanderpump 4 роки тому +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.

  • @dondizm2678
    @dondizm2678 2 місяці тому

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

  • @itzanonmoose8328
    @itzanonmoose8328 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @frogglen6350
    @frogglen6350 4 роки тому +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 роки тому +15

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

    • @HistoryScope
      @HistoryScope  4 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +6

      it was huge, but it only lasted 200 years

    • @yousuck2139
      @yousuck2139 4 роки тому +3

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

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 4 роки тому +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 роки тому +22

      Do you mean "their server"?

    • @red2theelectricboogaloo961
      @red2theelectricboogaloo961 4 роки тому +4

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

    • @legatesotomayor9692
      @legatesotomayor9692 4 роки тому +5

      It's like a game of Civilization

    • @gregoriokafka
      @gregoriokafka 4 роки тому +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 роки тому +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.

  • @IsThisRyanCom
    @IsThisRyanCom 2 роки тому

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

  • @benjaminbravo9884
    @benjaminbravo9884 2 роки тому

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

  • @hugo57k91
    @hugo57k91 4 роки тому +14

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

  • @fabijan7
    @fabijan7 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +3

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

    • @paperpersona1243
      @paperpersona1243 3 роки тому +28

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

    • @leixalkvinay2729
      @leixalkvinay2729 3 роки тому +8

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

    • @mariovsspongebob56536
      @mariovsspongebob56536 3 роки тому +1

      I could barely read your comment.

    • @sergpie
      @sergpie 3 роки тому +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.

  • @zarakhan9789
    @zarakhan9789 Рік тому +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!

  • @user-wl1uz5sb9f
    @user-wl1uz5sb9f 9 місяців тому +1

    This is one of the best breakdowns I have ever seen of the Aztec's Spanish conquest, unbiased, strictly factual and very well explained all the psychological warfare between the two cultures. Bravo bravo & bravo sir.

  • @landonweber6123
    @landonweber6123 3 роки тому +26

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

    • @andygetz7343
      @andygetz7343 2 роки тому

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

    • @victormanuel8767
      @victormanuel8767 2 роки тому

      They defended their island city. They never surrendered

  • @RoboticFemboy
    @RoboticFemboy 4 роки тому +52

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

  • @sophiaho2952
    @sophiaho2952 9 місяців тому +1

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

  • @global001
    @global001 10 місяців тому

    What an amazing, thorougher marathon! loved it.

  • @djwindkind
    @djwindkind 3 роки тому +30

    Loving it! Did a paper in school about the Aztecs and was always fascinated by the mesoamerican civilizations. Great, neutral and complete work. Thank you!

  • @vashSJ
    @vashSJ 4 роки тому +12

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

  • @dianesmith7208
    @dianesmith7208 2 роки тому +1

    I just found you! Wow your pronunciations are Fantastic sir! Bravo 👏 Also I’m a history nut and I learned a few new things today. That’s pretty amazing as I’m a huge nerd. I found you through your history of Korea. I’ve been looking for one that wasn’t about the Korean conflict. Thank you so much for making it fun and informative. Again kudos to you sir! I now before your superior mastery of historical subjects.

  • @originalname6225
    @originalname6225 3 роки тому

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

  • @manuelredgrave8348
    @manuelredgrave8348 4 роки тому +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.

  • @CrazyCraftersBDH
    @CrazyCraftersBDH 4 роки тому +72

    Wellp.. even though I watched those vids individually, I still watched this again 😂

  • @David_____
    @David_____ Рік тому

    This video was just incredible! Thank you

  • @dezig5318
    @dezig5318 2 роки тому

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

  • @Psidream1337
    @Psidream1337 4 роки тому +18

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

  • @drswag0076
    @drswag0076 4 роки тому +103

    History Scope: states that a government centered on brutality will fall.
    North Korea: Ha, Ha. I'm in danger.

    • @TheTheThe_
      @TheTheThe_ 4 роки тому +26

      America: Ha, Ha. I'm in danger.
      Russia: Ha, ha. I'm in danger.
      China: Ha, ha. I'm in danger.
      Saudi Arabia: Ha, ha. I'm in danger.

    • @GY-bd9bo
      @GY-bd9bo 4 роки тому +13

      @@TheTheThe_ America's not really a rule by fear type of place and I doubt Russians have any more revolutionary fervor in them at the moment

    • @drswag0076
      @drswag0076 3 роки тому +3

      @thanks no Rome was too big to manage plus it was surrounded by two enemies. the Persians to the east and the Germanic tribes to the north.

    • @yeshuadot630
      @yeshuadot630 3 роки тому +3

      We literally threaten to stop funding any country that doesn't agree to our goals. Financial scare is a thing,.bud. we also police the entire world, just in case you haven't kept up with history for the past 60 years.

    • @drswag0076
      @drswag0076 3 роки тому +1

      @@yeshuadot630 that's how i feel about UA-cam in 2020, they threaten demonetization unless we censor ourselves for "family friendly platform" which is a load of shit. and police our content upload. if they had their way, the site could be made a living nightmare where we never get paid and are forced to upload propaganda on our channels. it's not right, we have as much rights but the bigots and Susan the bitch CEO don't care and they treat us like fucking slaves!

  • @munahgwyan4935
    @munahgwyan4935 2 роки тому

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

  • @noneofyourneps7304
    @noneofyourneps7304 2 роки тому +1

    Excellent work! I really love your style.

  • @glorioustigereye
    @glorioustigereye 4 роки тому +35

    I’m up at 3am listening to a video about the mad lad Aztec

  • @cristianortiz-il9jg
    @cristianortiz-il9jg 4 роки тому +19

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

  • @user-fd3ls3ph3y
    @user-fd3ls3ph3y 8 місяців тому

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

  • @franklopez181
    @franklopez181 2 роки тому

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

  • @macrotransaction2383
    @macrotransaction2383 4 роки тому +9

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

  • @axkhn4921
    @axkhn4921 4 роки тому +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 UA-camrs. Keep up the great work my man.

  • @mandlandofaya6082
    @mandlandofaya6082 2 роки тому

    This is a wonderful piece of work. Good shot

  • @ryansutter4291
    @ryansutter4291 3 роки тому +8

    "Who which still approached lee, the Sun God"
    Gotta love those auto-gen captions....

  • @bisurker
    @bisurker 3 роки тому +6

    Occasionally UA-cam recommends something new that's totally worth actually watching. 100% subbed, good work dude.

  • @KingK0ma
    @KingK0ma 3 роки тому +13

    Love how passionate you were about animating the scenes!

  • @blkmurcielag04
    @blkmurcielag04 2 роки тому

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