C1 Wk 17

Tell me about the the Aztecs

The Aztecs used pyramids in rituals of

human sacrifice. Their civilization began to
fall when Hernan Cortes of Spain defeated
Montezuma II in 1519.

ABOVE:
Aztec warriors
defending the
temple of
Tenochtitlán
.
BELOW: Aztec
ruins of the former
city-state of
Tlatelolco