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A video on the Aztecs

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The Aztec, from their capital Tenochtitlan, ruled over a vast portion of Central America. The Aztec placed great impotance on their religious beliefs, had a well-developed economic system, and were governed by powerful leaders. One such leader, Montezuma, made fatal errors in judgement when brought into contact with Hernán Cortés of Spain.

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Aztec Civilization: How the Aztecs Lived

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Aztec Civilization: How the Aztecs Lived

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By Takai Johnson and Samantha Silva

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Aztecs were mercenaries for a group called the Tepanecs.

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Aztecs were mercenaries for a group called the Tepanecs.

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The Aztecs were like warriors they won many battles which gave them a lot of land, laborers, and sacrificial victims.  But the conquered people didn't like being Aztecs so they  partnered up with the Spanish and that led to the Aztecs fall.

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The Aztecs believed that one day the gods would send them a sign that they found the place to build their cit.That sign would be an eagle perched on a cactus "his wings stretched towards the sun." The eagle would hold a snake in its beak.

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A video on how the Aztecs live.

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Tenochtitlan, which means "the place of the fruit of the prickly pear cactus" was also know as "The City  of Wonders"  was like the center of the Aztec empire.

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The Aztecs were located in present day, Central Mexico. They settled in the Valley of Mexico in around 1250 c.e. When they settled there, they made the city of Tenochtitlan. Tenochtitlan began as the home city of the Aztecs, but later turned into the capitol of their empire. Tenochtitlan alone was larger than Venice, Paris, or London. The city grew because they built many temples for their gods and because of their growing population. Their empire was made up of volunteers which means everybody who was an Aztec chose to be an Aztec. At its highest power, the empire had a population of more than 5 million people. Tenochtitlan was located right next to Lake Texcoco.
Aztecs made sacrifices, fought, and built a lot.

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The Aztecs believed that if they didn't do sacrifices that the Sun God wouldn't would let the Sun rise in the morning.

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The Aztecs lived in what is now Central Mexico.