Definition of equivalent. 1  1 : equal in force, amount, or value; also : equal in area or volume but not superposable a square equivalent to a triangle. 2  2a : like in signification or importb : having logical equivalence equivalent statements. 3  3 : corresponding or virtually identical especially in effect or function.
The Aztecs were a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.They called themselves Mexica (pronounced [meËÊikaÊ]).The Republic of Mexico and its capital, Mexico City, derive their names from the word Mexica. The capital of the Aztec empire was Tenochtitlan, built on a raised island in Lake Texcoco.hey called themselves Mexica (pronounced [meËÊikaÊ]). The Republic of Mexico and its capital, Mexico City, derive their names from the word Mexica. The capital of the Aztec empire was Tenochtitlan, built on a raised island in Lake Texcoco.
Aztec History. The Aztec were a Nahuatl-speaking people who in the 15th and early 16th centuries ruled a large empire in what is now central and southern Mexico. The Aztec are so called from Aztlan (âAztlÃ¡n Whiteâ), land an allusion to their place of, origin probably in Northern. mexicohe Aztec are so called from Aztlan (âAztlÃ¡n Whiteâ), land an allusion to their place of, origin probably in Northern. Mexico they were also called The, tenochca from an eponymous, Ancestor, tenoch and The, mexica probably From (Metzliapan MetzliapÃ¡n), moon lake the mystical Name For. lake texcoco