THE RISE OF THE AZTEC EMPIRE
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THE HISTORY OF THE MEXICAN PEOPLE
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The rise of the Aztec empire
History of Mexico
THE BEGINING
• “ The Aztecs were a nomadic, native American tribe that resided in the Valley of Mexico from the 1200s to the mid-1500s.
F.Y.I
• The Aztec people are today's Mexicans
• After exploring most of the Valley of Mexico, they settled down and started farming in 1345.
• The Aztecs built a huge empire and were ahead of their time in many aspects.
There gods
• The Aztecs worshiped many gods.
The last ruler
Cuauhtémoc (1495?-1525), last ruler of the Aztec Empire of Mexico, nephew of Emperor Montezuma II.