Aztec Writing System
Aztec writing
The Aztec language was Nahuatl. Not only could the Aztec speak Nahuatl, but they could also write it. To write Nahuatl, the Aztec would use symbols. Since not every verbal thing can be communicated through Nahuatl writing, Nahuatl writing is considered to be a proto-writing system. Even when stuff can be written in Nahuatl, it can still be very hard to understand because of its limited vocabulary. Because of this reason, the Aztec only recorded simple chronologies. Maybe if the Aztec had had a more advanced writing system they would have recorded more events so we would know even more about them.