Did The Expansion Of The Aztec Empire Lead To Their Downfall?
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The Aztec Indians originated from a place called Aztlan, somewhere in
north or northwest Mexico. At that time the Aztecs were a small, nomadic tribe
living in the border territory on the margins of civilized Mesoamerica. (see map
I) In the 13th century they settled in the valley of central Mexi ....
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.... a piece of land. Part of the yield of
cultivated land was given to the state as a kind of tax.
Technology depended more on human skills than on mechanical devices.
Iron and steel were unknown, although copper and bronze were used for tools and
Mexican jewelers made ornaments from gold, silver, and their alloys. Wheat,
barley, cattle, horses, sheep, and goats were unknown until introduced from
Europe and the Mexicans were efficient farmers who made full use of irrigation,
terracing, and f ....
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