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Title: Aztec Civilization: A History from Beginning to End
Author: Hourly History
Narrator: Grant Finley
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-18-18
Publisher: Hourly History
Genres: History, Ancient
Publisher's Summary:
The Aztec Empire did not recoil from the face of an impending doom, it struggled faithfully. Destined to emerge from humble beginnings, it grew into a highly complex devoted civilization refusing to live at the mercy of more neighboring powerful rulers. Its powerful pochteca combed the valley for luxury items while markets dotted their lands.
Inside you will find....
Isolated from the Old World until the devastating Spanish conquest, the Aztec mchualtin (commoners) and nobles enhanced their positions while kings and relentless warriors dealt with the political realities of powerful dynasties and rivaling kingdoms. They developed a philosophy, an order, and a society built on loyalty, stoic honor, and sacrifice as they embraced the temporary nature of things. Investigate the era of the Fifth Sun and what defined the Aztecs and their relationship with the divine.
Members Reviews:
Not the Best Hourly History
This is the fourth Hourly History I have read, and while the others were excellent overviews of history one could read in an hour, this one pales in comparison.
Beginning the book with modern-day political comments seemed out-of-place in a book with a focus on the Aztecs, and I was thankful that it only lasted a couple pages and then stopped.
To successfully create a book of this nature, one must be orderly in the layout of topics. This worked in other HH books, but for some reason the same format was not followed in The Aztecs. The arrangement made little sense, resulting in a confusing and choppy read. Worse, the author would get started and present a sentence or two and then refer the reader to another book if more knowledge was desired. It would have been much better to simply write the book (like the other Hourly History books) and have an Appendix listed in the back. The author could have placed links in the text to jump to the appropriate book the an appendix if it was thought the reader would not be able to link the proper book with the text. Instead, assorted books and authors pepper the pages instead of simply writing the historical overview and allowing each reader to research whatever interested them. Basically, too many references in the text.
Overall, confusing historical read lacking the usually great organization other Hourly History books possess. Two stars.
Simply amazing that this quantity of such a complex
Simply amazing that this quantity of such a complex, relatively unknown and misunderstood history has been so expertly condensed! This certainly is your go-to overview of the Aztecs...
To the potential reader: you are definitely going to need some experience in ancient/modern Mexican Language (Name/Place) pronunciations, and a basic awareness of the overlapping/intertwining of Mexican/Spanish/Native American History to sail through this one -- but it is well worth it. As someone who has studied the Mayans in light of this past century's invaluable discoveries, including the advances in interpreting the language of the stellae, leading to our much greater understanding of their history and culture (though admittedly at my temporary neglect of the Aztecs), I am extremely pleased to have chosen this book as my new "diving board"! I look forward to reading other books in this series, at the appropriate times for my studies, and definitely recommend others do likewise.
