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1320
the gods
The Aztec had many gods. One of them was Xolotl, he was the god of fire and lightning. Another one was Huītzilōpōchtli which was the god of war and human sacrifice. -
1320
there realigion
The Aztec religion that hey fallow is Mesoamerican. It included things like human sacrifice and worshiping the gods. They started there religion in 1320 -
1325
eagle on a cactus
The Aztecs lived in a valley. They saw a eagle land on a cactus in 1320 . they took it as a sign to build their settlement there. Then they started to build their capital city in 1325. -
1330
Aztec
The aztec were a group of people that lived in the 13th century. They had ruled over 500 small states. They had a population of 5 to 6 million people -
1330
Aztec temples
They also made temples called Teocalli. Teocalli means God houses. They used these temples to worship there gods.they made these temples in 1330. -
1334
making off the civilization
The Aztecs originated in northern Mexico. In 1345 they moved to Mesoamerica around the beginning of the 13th century. They had made a powerful civilization. -
1428
Aztec rival
In 1428, they had leader Itzcoatl. There biggest rival at the time was the Tepanec. They teamed up the Texicans to defeat there rivals. -
1430
the calender
The Aztecs created a complex calendar. There calendar had 18 months per year each month with 20 days. There calendar had 365 day each year. The calendar was carved out of stone in the 15th century. -
1440
Population
Around 1440 the Aztecs was the most densely populated city. They had 6 million people. They were people from 38 provinces. .They all worshiped their leader Montezuma II. -
1521
the fall of the Aztecs
The fall of the Aztecs happened in 1521. The Spanish attacked the Aztec empire. The Aztec defeated them but then the Spanish gave the Aztec a disease. The disease killed most of them and the empire fell.
