"The Aztecs" is a world history documentary about the rise of the Aztec Empire in Mexico, the growth of Tenochtitlan, and the Spanish conquest led by Hernán Cortés in 1519. The video examines Aztec society through key historical concepts including empire, tribute, trade, religion, warfare, ritual sacrifice, social rank, and political power. It also highlights Tenochtitlan’s urban planning, aqueducts, markets, agriculture, and military organization, along with the roles of Moctezuma, Quetzalcoatl beliefs, and smallpox in the empire’s fall. Rich in terms such as conquistadors, Tenochtitlan, Aztec Empire, and Mesoamerican civilization, this content supports school curriculum topics in ancient and early modern world history, culture and society, and the encounter between Indigenous American civilizations and European explorers.