If you're familiar with The Hunger Games, it won't surprise you to learn that this didn't sit very well with said conquered people. And the fact that the Aztecs were basically ruling over thousands of people who hated them made it a lot easier for Cortes to come in and find allies to overthrow them. All that noted, in less than 100 years, the Aztecs accomplished some amazing things. Especially the building of their capital city Tenochtitlan on the site of modern-day Mexico City, which was like Venice in that it was divided and serviced by canals. They also had floating gardens called chinampas, which provided food for the city. Oh, it's already time for the open letter? Alright.