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The Aztecs started off as a small group of hunter-gatherers. They soon moved to Mexico but were constantly pushed away, so they resided on the island of Lake Texcoco. The Aztecs then started marrying into the Toltec royal line, which was considered to be the rulers of the Golden Age. They then pushed away and saw a sign so they started building their new city, Tenochtitlan. They served as mercenaries for a powerful group named the Tepanecs, which gave them land, trade, and wealth. They then teamed up with two other city-states, and took down the Tepanecs.

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The aztecs started their empire in a island in mexico. They settled there because they were promised from the gods that when they saw an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its mouth it would be the perfect place to live. When they saw the eagle they built a city right on the spot called Tenochtitlan. The island was the perfect place to build an empire because of the fish and water birds in the river around it which proved to be a good food source. Also the island was very easy to defend. When they started they were mercenaries for the Tepanecs. But they rebelled and got two other city states to join which became the triple alliance. And overthrew the Tepanecs to make their own empire.

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The aztecs rose to power through many years of fight for survival. the first tried to live in the valley of mexico, but were forced out by the prior inhabitants. they hen found a island in the middle and claimed and over the next 100 became more powerful. they then joined a three way alliance and invaded the prior holders of the valley.

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After establishing their capital of Tenochtitlan, the Aztecs became mercenaries for a very powerful group called the Tepanecs. From this alliance, the Aztecs grew in wealth, trade and overall power. Eventually they rebelled against the Tepanecs and overthrew them, along with the help of 2 other city states. This would form the beginning of the Aztec Empire.

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the astecs rose to power when the settled in the valley of mexico, it was fertile land which allowed them to farm well. They were fierce warriors that were able to fight off many people and got payed to fight. for a while the aztecs were under control of the tepanecs, but the rebelled, in 1428 they fought and defeated the tepanecs and layed the foundation for the aztec empire.

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The Aztecs who were Mesoamerican people, arrived at 1250 C.E in the Valley of Mexico. Back then they called themselves the Mexica. Through fierce fighting, they made city- states employ them as mercenaries. After they settled in the valley, the legacy of Teotihuacans and Toltecs began to influence the Aztecs. The Aztecs considered the Toltecs to be the rulers of the golden age and began marrying into the surviving, toltec line.
In 1319, stronger groups forced the Aztecs to flee to the South and become mercenaries for the city state of Kukulcan. Unfortunately, the Aztecs sacrificed the daughter of the chief to the gods. This drove the Aztecs to the shallow waters of Lake Texcoco where they finally settled down. They continued to build empires eventually and that is how they gained their power.

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The Aztecs got hired as mercenaries. For hundreds of years, they served as mercenaries for a large group called the Tepanecs. Through this connection, the Aztecs gained lots of wealth. After a while, this led to the foundation of the Aztec Empire.

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The Aztecs rose to power by building Tenochtitlan in 1325. They served as mercenaries for a powerful group called the Tepanecs, because of this they gained wealth. They gained trading connections and they gained land. The Aztecs believed an eagle would perch on a cactus, and because of this, they entered foot in the Valley of Mexico where they got what they wanted.

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The Aztecs rose to power by getting employed as mercenaries by different city-states. When they sacrificed the Culhan chiefs daughter they got chased out. After getting chased to the onto an island they spotted an eagle on top of a cactus with a snake in its beak. They took it as a sign to settle down and set to work building the great city of Tenochtitlan.

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Aztecs settled in Tenochtitlan and served the Tepanecs and the Aztecs gained lang and wealth.

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The were merchants for other people.
Also they were very strong .
And they gaind land by an alliance.

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In 1325, The Aztecs started to rebuild Tenochtitlan. For 100 years,They served as mercenaries for a group named the Tepanecs. Through their alliance, they gained things such as wealth, trade connections, and land. Over time, the Aztecs rebelled against the Anecdotes. Under rule by the Aztec leader Itzcoatl, Tenochtitlan joined a triple alliance with two other city states. In 1428, the alliance defeated the Tepanecs. The alliance began a series of conquests that laid the basic structure for the Aztec empire.