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=**__ Who were the Aztecs? __**=

** Introdution: **

 * The Aztecs established the valley of Mexico, near lake Texcoco. ** ** They built their first temples in a place called Tenochtitlan, which is a small island on Lake Texcoco. They were a warrior based culture, and continued to conquer and expand. At one point their empire spread throughout a majority of Mexico. ** ** The Aztec people were groups of central Mexico who spoke the Nahuatl language. ** ** They dominated the area from the 14th to 16th centries. Also Aztecs founded cocoa beans and created chocolate! The bad thing about Aztecs was they sacrificed people to the Gods to keep their Gods happy. **

** When were they around? **

 * Aztec is a term used to refer to certain ** ** ethnic groups ** ** of ** ** central Mexico ** **, particularly those groups who spoke the ** ** Nahuatl language. **  ** They were around in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries from 1325-1521 AD. **

** The Aztec Empire? **

 * The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was important. The invasion began in February 1519 and ended on August 13, 1521. The warriors were led by Hernan Cortes and Xicotencatl the Younger. **

** Where did the Aztecs Live? **

 * The Aztecs established in the Valley of Mexico, near Lake Texcoco. They built their first temples in Tenochtitlan. They were a warrior based culture. At one point their empire spread throughout a majority of Mexico. It is believed that they may have even gone as far north as the southwestern United States. ** ** They lived in Tenochtitlan which was in the middle of lake Texcoco. ** ** This place is now modern day Mexico city. **

** What does Aztec mean? **
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 * The word "Aztec" means "someone who comes from Aztlán", an unknown location north of Mexico. The Aztec also referred to themselves as the Mehika or Meshika or Mexica, the origin of the name "Mexico". **

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