Transcript The Aztecs Control Central Mexico

The Aztecs Control Central Mexico
CH. 16 SECTION 3
The Valley of Mexico
 The Teotihuacan and the Toltecs settled in the valley
of Mexico
 Teotihuacan: An Early City-State
 Toltecs Take Over
Aztecs Build an Empire
 Aztecs in 1200 A.D. arrived in the Valley of Mexico
 The Aztecs, also called Mexica, were a nomadic
people from northern Mexico
 Legend of their city called Tenochtitlan was to find
an eagle on top of a cactus holding a snake in its
mouth
 Founded in 1235 A.D.
Aztecs Build an Empire
Aztecs Grow Stronger
 1428 _______ _______ formed with Aztecs, ______ and _______
 Based its power on ______ ______ and _______ it gained from conquered people
 Nobles Rule Aztec Society
 Noble class made up of ______ _____, ________ ______ and _______
 _________ included Merchants, artisans, soldiers and farmers
 ________ were captives who had many jobs
 ________ was at the top of the Aztec social pyramid and ruled absolutely
 Trade Brings Wealth
 _________ was the market that was the economic center of the city
 _________ were farm plots built on marshy edges of the lake
 Tenochtitlan: A Planned City
 To connect island to mainland built raised roads called ____________
 Palaces, temples markets and residential districts connected by ______ and
________
 _______ divided the city
 ___________ brought water in from the mainland
 _______ ________ was a pyramid that was the religious center
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Religion, the Center of Aztec Life
 Adopted much of their religious beliefs from the _______
 Sacrifices for the Sun God
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_____________ was the sun God
Aztec priests carried out __________ _________ to Provide blood for the sun god
Problems in Aztec Empire
 Under ______ in 1502 problems started to occur
 Ever expanding empire called for more _____ and ______
 Another effect of population growth was unrest and _______
 Another threat to Aztecs was the arrival of the _______
 The legend of Quetzalcoatl