It looks better than most everything else that gets posted here, but it also just looks like an inset overview map.
Party_Ability_9984 on
Very interesting that Central America up to what is now Central Mexico had pre-columbian civilization whereas North America beyond that was still nomadic and/or tribal. Really shows you how Geography affects history.
Edit: Wow, a concerningly large number of people do not understand the difference between a civilization and an archeological culture.
joechoj on
I appreciate the zoomed-out extents of this to confirm they did not control Iceland, Uruguay or Hawaii
JoeDyenz on
It’s wrong. Modern historians don’t really believe the Mexica controlled Colima, and also Soconusco was an exclave, it was not connected by land at all. There might be some other mistakes like Meztitlan.
IvarLothbroken on
Incan empire mogs the Aztecs
AltForObvious1177 on
The framing of this title is weird. As if maximizing territory is the goal of all cultures.Â
Mando_Brando on
How do you know of this? i think the peninsula was also inhabitated
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Honestly for a society without large livestock capabilities this is mad impressive
Compared to Romania: 238,397Â km^(2) to 220,000Â km^(2). Laos or Guyana and closer comparisons
Sources: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area#Countries_and_dependencies_by_area](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area#Countries_and_dependencies_by_area)
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania)
It looks better than most everything else that gets posted here, but it also just looks like an inset overview map.
Very interesting that Central America up to what is now Central Mexico had pre-columbian civilization whereas North America beyond that was still nomadic and/or tribal. Really shows you how Geography affects history.
Edit: Wow, a concerningly large number of people do not understand the difference between a civilization and an archeological culture.
I appreciate the zoomed-out extents of this to confirm they did not control Iceland, Uruguay or Hawaii
It’s wrong. Modern historians don’t really believe the Mexica controlled Colima, and also Soconusco was an exclave, it was not connected by land at all. There might be some other mistakes like Meztitlan.
Incan empire mogs the Aztecs
The framing of this title is weird. As if maximizing territory is the goal of all cultures.Â
How do you know of this? i think the peninsula was also inhabitated
I’m just so impressed that one asshole, Hernán Cortés, could bring the whole thing down, single-handedly, over the course of less than two years.
The most beautiful archeological site in the incredible nice rainforest in central America
Good for them
i wonder how they would have been different if they learned diplomacy.
Sincere question I know I could probably google but I don’t care THAT much:
How do we know they didn’t have any claim or control over those litle enclaves that the map is showing?
No horses. Logistics can build or lose an empire. This is a large area to control on foot.
This reminds me of the “Guy conquers a village on the Euphrates and declares himself God Emporer of the Universe” meme.
What limited their expansion?