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Red - This is the Capital of the Aztec Empire. It is important because this is where all of the Emperors lived and was the biggest city in the Empire. Population 200,000.

Blue - Tlacopan was another city in the Aztec Empire. This city would fight with Tenochtitlan in staged fights to win slaves for sacrificing. These fights were called "Flower Wars."

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1. Itzcoatl creates the Triple Alliance with 2 cities, Texcoco and Tlacopan

2. In 1440, Montezuma I conquered more land and demands more tribute from surrounding tribes

3. An Aztec army of about 24 thousand warriors attacks the Tarascans. The Tarascans defeat them and the Aztecs never fight them again.

4. 1487 AD after a Flower War emperor Ahuitzotl marched 20 thousand prisoners of war through the streets of Tenochtitlan.

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Aztec Eagle Warriors | Ancient Assassins

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According to their myth they were meant to settle in a land where an eagle was perched on a cactus eating a snake and in 1325 they finally found the city Tenochtitlan, which later became their capital. This is a picture of their capital.

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Itzcoatl begins his empire by “changing history.” He burns books that tell of their history and pays orators, a public speaker, to tell a new history of the Aztec people. And says this about slaves,  “it is their duty to provide the hearts and blood of their prisoners of war to the gods so the sun would have the fuel it needed to rise and light up the earth every morning.”

This is important because it shows the Aztecs wanted other people to believe they were important and that their gods needed human blood to survive.

Description: Merciless + Deceitful

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Aztec warriors are hired as mercenaries by the Tepanecs of Azcapotzalco. Initially, the Aztecs are subjects to the Tepanecs but still enjoy in the tributes of the conquered territories.

I choose this event because it shows that the Aztec started as a simple group of mercenaries. They were subjects to other tribes but would soon be masters of other tribes.

Description: Origins + Patient

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Tlcaelel was a general in the Aztec empire. He created something called the “Flower Wars.” Two cities fight staged battles - usually Tlacopan and Tenochtitlan –for the singular goal to take prisoners to sacrifice.

I choose this because this was a way for the Aztecs to hold "gladiator fights" as entertainment for the people. It also allowed them to get POWs that they could  sacrifice to the gods.

Description: Cunning + Warriors