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AZTEC EMPIRE
14th – 16th Centuries
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Mesoamerica Stretching from Central Mexico to Belize, Guatemala,
El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Northern Costa Rica.
Mexica Tenochtitlan
1325
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They built temples and pyramids to honor many different gods.
Temple of the Sun
3rd largest pyramid in
the world 210 ft.
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The empire expands under
Montezuma 1440-1469
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Hernan Cortes from
Spain 1521
Conquered Tenochtitlan
Renamed Mexico City
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1970 Aztec Calendar Sun Stone found under Mexico City
Honor the sun
24 ton sculpture
15th century
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The Aztecs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNzERlekfPEhttp://www.history.com/videos/the-aztecs#the-aztecs