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A. Teotihuacan—”City of the Gods”
1. 100 BC
2. Set cultural patterns
B. Maya—Lower Mexico
I. Pre-Aztec Mexico: 100BC-1400AD
A. Teotihuacan—”City of the Gods” 100 BC Set cultural patterns
B. Maya—Lower Mexico 1. Calendar 2. Math
C. Toltec Empire—700-1100 AD 1. Tula 2. Culture 3. Invasion—Quetzacoatl
I. Pre-Aztec Mexico: 100BC-1400AD
A. 1325—Nomads
1. Tenochitlan
2. Conquest of neighbors
B. Itzcoatl—1428-1440 1. Boundaries
2. Tenochitlan in 1500 a. Temple Precinct
b. Tlateloco
c. Canals and bridges
II. Rise of the Aztecs
B. Education and Culture
1. Schools
a. Calmecac
b. Telpochcalli
2. Writing
3. Calendars
III. Aztec Culture
A. “People of the Sun”
1. Huizilopochtili
2. Human Sacrifice
B. Warfare
A. Weapons—Macana, Atlatl, and bow
IV. Religion and Warfare