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American Empires Aztecs

Aztecs (1325-1521) Located in Mexico City of Tenochtitlan, built on a lake Empire built by war and conquest

Aztecs Important Leader = Moctezuma

Aztecs Practiced human sacrifice Tens of thousands were killed each year in sacrifices to Huitzilopochtli

Aztecs Calendar Writing Engineering

Aztecs Built aqueducts, canals, dams, irrigation, chinampas

Aztecs Grew and traded Corn/ maize beans squash peppers tomatoes

Aztecs Died by the thousands of smallpox Conquered by Spanish—Hernan Cortez, 1519-1521 Died by the thousands of smallpox

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