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Aztec

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Aztec , Indian people dominating central Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest. Their language belonged to the Nahuatlan subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages. They arrived in the Valley of Mexico from the north toward the end of the 12th cent. and until the founding of their capital, Tenochtitlán (c.1325) were a poor, nomadic tribe absorbing the culture of nearby states. For the next century they maintained a precarious political autonomy while paying tribute to neighboring tribes, but by alliance, treachery, and conquest during the 15th and early 16th cent. they became a powerful... Read more
Aztec Religion
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying Aztec Religion At the time of Spanish contact in the sixteenth century, the Aztec were the preeminent power in Mexico, and to the east controlled ... unified as a single entity in the sixteenth century, the Aztec were an empire integrated by the state language of Nahuatl ... Read more
Aztec
World Encyclopedia Aztec (Tenochca) Native American civilization that rose to a position ... central valley of Mexico in c. ad 1450. A warlike group, the Aztec settled near Lake Texcoco in about 1325, where they founded ... number of deities whose worship included human sacrifice. The Aztec built temples, pyramids and palaces and ... Read more

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