https://padlet.com/Mr_Waffle123/9rpy3qbmeug4 Made with cats en-us 2018-02-26 17:54:49 UTC 2025-02-14 19:54:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/267470127/7e9d555fd5a954b77681edb05c242eee/120430.gif Mr_Waffle123 https://padlet.com/Mr_Waffle123/9rpy3qbmeug4/wish/235526960 Collecting tribute was the empire's most vital business. The Aztecs relied on tribute to support Tenochtitlan's huge population. Warfare was the center of Aztec life]]> 2018-02-26 18:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_Waffle123/9rpy3qbmeug4/wish/235526960 Mr_Waffle123 https://padlet.com/Mr_Waffle123/9rpy3qbmeug4/wish/235531803 The Aztecs had a difficult time establishing themselves in the valley. The people living in the city-states thought the Aztecs were crude barbarians. But the Aztecs were fierce warriors, and the city-states were willing to employ them as mercenaries.

]]> 2018-02-26 18:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_Waffle123/9rpy3qbmeug4/wish/235531803 Mr_Waffle123 https://padlet.com/Mr_Waffle123/9rpy3qbmeug4/wish/235535174 It was here, the Aztecs said, that they spotted an eagle perched atop a cactus with a long snake in its beak. The Aztecs took this as a sign that they should stay in this place, and set to work building the city they called Tenochtitlan. They grew into the magnificent city that later amazed the Spanish. At the center of the city lay a large ceremonial plaza.Here, the Aztecs gathered for religious rituals, feasts, and festivals. A wall about eight feet high enclosed this area. It was studded with sculptures of serpents. The palaces and homes of nobles lined the outside of the wall.]]> 2018-02-26 18:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_Waffle123/9rpy3qbmeug4/wish/235535174