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.