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The Aztec and Human Sacrifice
I. Origin of “Aztec�
A. Nahuatl was the language of the Aztecs.
B. Aztec (in Nahuatl) means someone who comes from Aztlán.
C. Tenochca or Mexica is what the Aztec called themselves.
II. The Legend
A. Huitzilopochtli (left handed hummingbird, god of war and the sun) guided them southward.
B. The Aztecs saw an eagle eating a snake on a cactus (prophesy).
C. Tenochtitlan (the city) built on the exact spot.
D. The Toltec (thought to be the “teotihuacan�) were considered to be the originators of culture.
III. The Aztec Empire
A. Codices (painted indigenous manuscripts) of the Native Aztecs, chronicles written by Spanish conquistadores and priests, and works by the Aztecs tell their story.
B. Tlacaelel (manly heart in Nahuatl) forged the Aztec Empire.
1. New government structure
2. made Huitzilophochtli a “main� god
3. created the Flowery Wars
4. Hernán Cortés used him to defeat the Aztec
IV. Society and Economy
A. Macehualli......

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