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The Aztec god Huitzilopochtli told his people where they would find their new home. He told them to look for an eagle perching on a cactus.
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After 150 years the Aztec people found their new home! They named it Tenochtitlan. They thought it was the centre of the universe.
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The Spanish people sail to the new world because they were running out on natural resourses.
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After 200 years the Aztec people made Tenochtitlan the greatest city the world has ever seen. It had causeways and chinampas wich made living a lot easier. Its ruler/emperor was Moctezuma a great powerful leader. The Aztec believed that the empepor had to be a great leader and speaker.
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The Spanish befrend and dominate tribes. Then they heard about a very powerful tribe that they could dominate. Their Leader Cortes was a young and adventures man. He was a very smart leader. So under his command the Spanish went on to attack the Aztec tribe.
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If the Aztec conqured another tribe they didn't kill the people but brought them in as slaves that would be used for human sacrifise. The more slaves an Aztec warrior captured the better costume he wore. The conqured tribes would also have to give tribute to the Aztecs. They are valuble gifts and taxes.
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Hernan Cortes and Moctezuma meet at a bridge. Moctezuma allows Cortes to come into the city since the Aztecs think that the Spanish are the gods of war.
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The Spanish capture Moctezuma and use him as a mouthpiece. The Aztec people start a revolt. They kill their leader and attack the Spanish.
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The small pox epidemic killed 90% of the Aztcec people. Since then the Spanish had a very good advantage of defeating the Aztec ampire.
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Spanish dominated the Aztec and put them at the bottom of the hierarchy. Their temples were destroyed and the Aztecs were assimilated.
