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The Aztecs[a] ( ˈæztɛks AZ-teks) were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico from 1300 to 1521 The Aztec people included different ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language
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The Aztec are a Nahuatl-speaking people who in the 15th and early 16th centuries ruled a large empire in what is now central and southern Mexico The ninth emperor, Montezuma II, was taken prisoner by Hernan Cortes and died in custody
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The Aztec Empire (circa 1345 to 1521) covered at its greatest extent most of northern Mesoamerica Aztec warriors were able to dominate their neighbouring states and permit rulers such as Montezuma to impose Aztec ideals and religion across Mexico
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From their magnificent capital city, Tenochtitlan, the Aztecs emerged as the dominant force in central Mexico, developing an intricate social, political, religious and commercial organization
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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 was under direction from their patron god Huitzilopochtli, according to legend
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Discover the amazing world of the Aztec people, also known as the Mexica Learn about their powerful empire, daily life, warrior culture, and lasting legacy in modern Mexico
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The Aztec realm was at its core composed of three Nahuatl -speaking city-states in the densely populated Valley of Mexico Asymmetries of power elevated one of those city states Tenochtitlan above the other two over time
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Beginning in the 14th century the American Indian people known as the Aztec ruled a large empire based in what is now Mexico City, Mexico The grandeur of the capital, Tenochtitlan, showed power and wealth, and from that city their armies went out to conquer
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