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Bookmark or Share- Aztecs: Empire, Culture & Facts | HISTORYAztecs. By: History.com Editors. Updated: September 9, 2020 | Original: October 27, 2009. copy page link. Print Page. Getty Images. The Aztecs, who probably originated as a nomadic tribe in...
- Aztec Empire - WikipediaThe Aztec Empire or the Triple Alliance ( Classical Nahuatl: Ēxcān Tlahtōlōyān, [ˈjéːʃkaːn̥ t͡ɬaʔtoːˈlóːjaːn̥]) was an alliance of three Nahua city-states: Mexico-Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan.
- Aztec | History, Empire, Facts, Location, & Culture | BritannicaAztec, Nahuatl-speaking people who in the 15th and early 16th centuries ruled a large empire in what is now central and southern Mexico. The name Aztec is derived from Aztlán (variously translated as “White Land,” “Land of White Herons,” or “Place of Herons”), an allusion to their origins, probably in northwestern Mexico.
- Aztec civilization facts and history - National Geographic KidsAztec civilization. See how this powerful group ruled central Mexico 500 years ago. By Jessica van Dop DeJesus. The year is 1450. Twin pyramids covered in red and blue paint rise nine stories...
- Aztec Civilization - National Geographic SocietyThe legendary origin of the Aztec people has them migrating from a homeland called Aztlan to what would become modern-day Mexico. While it is not clear where Aztlan was, a number of scholars believe that the Mexica—as the Aztec referred to themselves— migrated south to central Mexico in the 13th century. The Mexica founding of Tenochtitlan ...
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