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The Toltec Empire started around 800 CE, it covered Mexico and Central America. They were known for fierce warfare.

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The Aztecs were unwelcome wherever they went so they became nomads, they roamed through marshes surrounding Lake Texcoco. They settled on an island in the southwestern part of Lake Texcoco in 1325, they named the place Tenochtitlan.

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Itzcoatl was the fourth tlatoani (which means emperor) to the Aztecs, he came to power in 1428 CE. He formed a powerful empire by joining 2 neighboring lands to form the Triple Alliance, all 3 alliances are the leaders of the cities of Tenochtitlán, Texcoco, and Tlacopan. They all agreed to share power.

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The Triple Alliance gained large areas of land by defeating Tepanec. Conquered people should leave their land and if they want to stay, they have to pay taxes, this makes the Triple Alliance's power even stronger. The Triple Alliance divided goods of the lands they conquered, every six months the empire received blankets and large white mantas. The empire continued to expand by taking over other lands and finding new empty places, he gave the Aztecs a new history because he thought they were all lies. Itzcoatl began focusing more on expanding his territory beyond the valley of Mexico.

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Religion played an important part in their daily lives. The Aztec religion was a combination of many beliefs and practices. It drew from other Mesoamerican cultures. The religion was polytheistic, meaning that they believed in many gods. Huitzilopochtli was most important. It was the god of war. Quetzalcóatl, the feathered serpent, and Tonatiuh, the sun god. They worshiped the gods. They worshiped the sun god by sacrificing a heart. The hearts were of those that are enslaved or war captives.

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When the Aztec empire grew, a class system was developed, Itzcoatl gave large areas of land to his allies and friends. Upper and lower classes were strictly divided, and the wealthy and more noble empires were given more land by the emperor. Spanish explorers arrived in the 1500s. All Aztec children went to school, but girls and boys experienced different things, all boys received warrior training while girls were educated for their roles at home. However, the lower classes didn't want to pay taxes and rebelled against the emperor making the Spanish people easier to invade them. The empire fell in 1150 CE.