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The Aztec empire's collapse shows why ruling through coercion and force fails
When Aztec emissaries arrived in 1520 to Tzintzuntzan, the capital of the Tarascan Kingdom in what is now the Mexican state ...
The Aztec Empire once hosted an expansive trade network that brought volcanic glass to its capital from right across Mesoamerica, coast to coast. The largest compositional study of obsidian artifacts ...
Centuries-old codices from what is now Mexico hold a wealth of knowledge about the Aztecs in their native language, including details about the founding of their capital, their conquests and their ...
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Bones do not lie: Archaeologists confirm Aztecs use captive animals for ritual sacrifice
In the Florentine Codex, missionary Bernardino de Sahagún famously documented the existence of the ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEXICO CITY (AP) — Walking for hours through ...
The Aztec Empire was one of the most dominant forces the world had ever seen, but it would fall from grace in a span of two ...
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The Aztec emperors who ruled much of the land that became Mexico were defeated by a Spanish-led force that seized the city on Aug. 13, 1521. Despite all that was lost in the event 500 years ago - an ...
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