>>14828360They created cities larger than European ones without the need of iron, that is actually extremely impressive, also they were actually living in their own Bronze Age. The Aztecs actually did actually develop Copper and Bronze axe tools, the Aztec enemy, the Tarascan Empire used them fist actually, besides Obsidian tools were deadly as fuck and sharper than anything out there.
>>14828429Well yes, Toltecs made Pulque, Mayans developed corn and domesticated turkeys, but Aztecs made tacos, tamales and pozole, basically Mexican food, the one cultural thing from Aztecs that Spaniards could never beat. Aztec cuisine basically dominates the U.S now. Also Jaguar/Eagle/Coyote warriors are badass, they were the samurai knights of the Americans, sadly they are forgotten and people see Aztecs as a bunch of naked warriors with stone tools.