1. Aztec Culture

2. Huitzilopoctli--main Aztec god

3. Aztec Culture Huitzilopoctli--main Aztec god 1300--no more “nomads”

4. Aztec Culture Huitzilopoctli--main Aztec god 1300--no more “nomads” Eagle, sitting on a catcus, eating a snake

5. Aztec Culture Huitzilopoctli--main Aztec god 1300--no more “nomads” Eagle, sitting on a catcus, eating a snake 1325--found “sign” on shores of Lake Texcoco

6. Aztec Culture Huitzilopoctli--main Aztec god 1300--no more “nomads” Eagle, sitting on a catcus, eating a snake 1325--found “sign” on shores of Lake Texcoco Capital city - Tenochtitlán

7. Tenochtitlán

9. Teotihuacán “City of the gods”

10. Teotihuacán “City of the gods” Only priests lived there

11. Teotihuacán “City of the gods” Only priests lived there Built on a “slant”--no floods

12. Teotihuacán “City of the gods” Only priests lived there Built on a “slant”--no floods Pyramid of Sun

13. Teotihuacán “City of the gods” Only priests lived there Built on a “slant”--no floods Pyramid of Sun Pyramid of Moon

14. Pyramid of the Sun

15. Teotihuacán

18. No floods

19. Teotihuacán No floods Measured earthquakes

20. Teotihuacán No floods Measured earthquakes Sacrifices???

21. Teotihuacán No floods Measured earthquakes Sacrifices??? Mortal Kombat

22. Teotihuacán No floods Measured earthquakes Sacrifices??? Mortal Kombat Apocalytpo

23. Quetzalcóatl Feathered serpent god

24. Quetzalcóatl Feathered serpent god Had affair with Huitzilopoctli’s wife

25. Quetzalcóatl Feathered serpent god Had affair with Huitzilopoctli’s wife Banished--sent away

26. Quetzalcóatl Feathered serpent god Had affair with Huitzilopoctli’s wife Banished--sent away Supposed to come back as a “light- skinned bearded man”

27. Quetzalcóatl Feathered serpent god Had affair with Huitzilopoctli’s wife Banished--sent away Supposed to come back as a “light-skinned bearded man” Cortés used it to his advantage

28. Conquering of Aztecs 1517--First known spoken Spanish

29. Conquering of Aztecs 1517--First known spoken Spanish--Cortés Nahuatl

30. Conquering of Aztecs 1517--First known spoken English--Cortés 1519-1521--Cortés returns-- Quetzalcóatl???

31. Conquering of Aztecs 1517--First known spoken English--Cortés 1519-1521--Cortés returns--Quetazalcóatl??? 450 soldiers

32. Conquering of Aztecs 1517--First known spoken English--Cortés 1519-1521--Cortés returns--Quetzalcoátl??? 450 soldiers 24 horses

33. Conquering of Aztecs 1517--First known spoken Spanish--Cortés 1519-1521--Cortés returns--Quetzalcoátl??? 450 soldiers 24 horses 15 cannons

34. Conquering of Aztecs 1517--First known spoken Spanish--Cortés 1519-1521--Cortés returns--Quetzalcoátl??? 450 soldiers 24 horses 15 cannons Diseases

35. Mexico’s Independence September 16, 1821 -- From Spain “Declared” independence in 1810

36. Mexican-American War 1846-1848

37. Mexican-American War 1846-1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

38. Mexican-American War 1846-1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Mexican Cession--loss of land

40. Cinco de mayo France invaded Mexico in 1860

41. Cinco de mayo France invaded Mexico in 1860 May 5, 1862 -- Battle of Puebla

42. Cinco de mayo France invaded Mexico in 1860 May 5, 1862 -- Battle of Puebla War continued for 5 more years until 1867