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1522 BCE
Fall of the Aztecs
Tenochtitlan is destroyed but soon rebuilt as Mexico City and declared Spanish Colony -
1521 BCE
Defeat
Cortes comes to Tenochtitlan and kills Moctezuma II Cuitlahuac is now the ruler -
1502 BCE
Moctezuma II
Moctezuma II is now emperor -
1487 BCE
Ruling and Temples
Ahuizotu begins ruling the Aztecs and the Great Temples of Tenochtitlan -
1486 BCE
Human sacrifice
They begin sacrificing humans to the sun god by cutting their hearts out and holding it up to the sky. -
1452 BCE
A giant flood
A flood came suddenly destroying the city of Tenochtitlan -
1400 BCE
Warfare
They began Training and equipping people as soldiers -
1375 BCE
The first Emperor
Acamapichtli - The first emperor of the Aztecs, he ruled for 19 years starting in 1375. -
1350 BCE
More advancements
They built floating farms to farm on the water due to being surrounded by water. -
1325 BCE
Architectural Advancements
They created large temples that still stand to this day. -
1250 BCE
The Aztec Empire is founded
