aztec empire. history migrate from north america in 1168 to mexico valley where they built the...
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Aztec Empire
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HistoryMigrate from North America in 1168 to Mexico Valley where they built the capital of Tenochtitlan near Lake Texcoco. This marks the site where they had seen a sign in the form of an eagle perched on a cactus. In 1521 the Aztecs fell to Hernan Cortes, the Spanish and their allies
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Territory
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Home, religion and school
• Houses were built of stone or brick (rich), the poor mostly lived in huts
• Babies were celebrated for the new life in the world
• All children had mandatory attendance in school to learn behavior, engineering, building, and trade
• Ate corn, beans, squashes, potatoes, tomatoes, avocadoes, fish, rabbits, armadillos, snakes, coyotes and wild turkey
• Their religious practices were similar to that of the Mayans
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Appearance
• Upper class – decorated with fans and feathers
• Commoners – dressed more plan, killed if had a fan or feather
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Social Structure
• Nobles had slaves• In free time:• Wrote poetry about love, war and religion • Played a ball game similar to basketball
• 20 year old men married women about age 14-15• Could marry as many as they could afford• Used matchmakers
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Government
• In 1428 they formed an alliance with Texcocans and the Tacubans
• They were ruled by an Emperor, usually with military power
• At its height the empire had up to 6 million people