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    The Aztecs rose to power in Central Mexico and established a strong empire through alliances and military conquest. They founded their capital city of Tenochtitlán in 1325 near large lakes. By the 1400s, Tenochtitlán had become one of the largest cities in the world, with sophisticated infrastructure like floating gardens and a large central market. The Aztec empire was ruled by a strict social hierarchy and engaged in regular human sacrifice of prisoners and slaves to please the sun god. However, rebellions and the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in the early 1500s contributed to the decline of the powerful Aztec civilization.

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    The Aztecs rose to power in Central Mexico and established a strong empire through alliances and military conquest. They founded their capital city of Tenochtitlán in 1325 near large lakes. By the 1400s, Tenochtitlán had become one of the largest cities in the world, with sophisticated infrastructure like floating gardens and a large central market. The Aztec empire was ruled by a strict social hierarchy and engaged in regular human sacrifice of prisoners and slaves to please the sun god. However, rebellions and the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in the early 1500s contributed to the decline of the powerful Aztec civilization.

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    The Aztecs rose to power in Central Mexico and established a strong empire through alliances and military conquest. They founded their capital city of Tenochtitlán in 1325 near large lakes. By the 1400s, Tenochtitlán had become one of the largest cities in the world, with sophisticated infrastructure like floating gardens and a large central market. The Aztec empire was ruled by a strict social hierarchy and engaged in regular human sacrifice of prisoners and slaves to please the sun god. However, rebellions and the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in the early 1500s contributed to the decline of the powerful Aztec civilization.

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    CHAPTER 13 SECTION 6: THE AZTECS CONTROL CENTRAL MEXICO

    Setting the stage


    - Olmec and Zapotec were ancient times

    The Valley of Mexico


    - Teotihuacan was the first city-state
    - The valley had large shallow lakes at its center, accessible resources, and the fertile soil
    which attracted the people of Teotihuacan
    1. An Early City-State
    - Teotihuacan was one of the largest cities in the world at the time
    - Teotihuacan became part of the thriving trade network
    - Their largest trading element was obsidian
    - Obsidian- a green or black volcanic glass found in the Valley of Mexico and used to make
    sharp weapons
    - The city declined
    2. Toltecs Take Over
    - Year 900-1000, new tribes takes over, the Toltecs
    - Toltec ruler, Topiltzin, tried to change the Toltec religion
    - Quetzalcoatl, God who was the Feathered Serpent
    - Aztecs rose and fell just like the Teoithuacán

    The Aztec Empire


    - Mexico got its’ name from Mexica
    - Huitzilopochtli told them to find a city of their own
    - Where an eagle perched with a snake in the mouth
    - Aztecs founded Tenochtitlán in 1325

    1. Aztecs Grow Stronger


    - The Aztecs created an empire
    - They joined with Texcoco and Tlacopan to form the Triple Alliance
    - Aztecs were like every empire: Tribute and Obedience

    2. Nobles Rule Aztec Society


    - Classes of Aztec Society:
    - Military leaders and Nobles had great powers and wealth
    - Merchant, Soldiers, Artisans and Farmer were the middle class who owned their own
    land
    - Merchant acted as spies for the empire gaining wealth for themselves
    - People captured from cities near by- Enslaved people that were captives who did many
    different jobs

    Tenochtitlan: A Planned CIty


    - The Capital, where the Aztecs lived was called Tenochtitlan
    - One of the biggest cities in the world
    - Montezuma I > Emperor
    - They had a huge market(in the middle of the city) where they sold their products
    - They also had floating gardens where they grew things to feed people
    - They had the great temple in the center of the city (where they sacrificed people)
    Religion Rules Aztec Life
    - They worshipped around 1,000 gods (polytheistic)

    1. Religious Practices
    - They had elaborate public ceremonies

    2. Sacrifices for the Sun God


    - They sacrificed humans everyday(1000 a year) for the sun god
    - People who were victims of human sacrifice, were slaves, criminals and conquest of war
    - They went to war not always for land, but to capture people to sacrifice

    Problems in the Aztec Empire


    - In the early 1500’s, the Aztecs started to weaken
    - A lot of angry empires and people started rebelling against them
    - The spaniards started to defeat them and recruit people from their empire

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