Aztec

=The Aztec: A Perspective on American History= by Manuel Guillen and Trenton Simonson

This is a map where the Aztec people lived. Mostly in the lower part of Mexico.

The Aztec are an indigenous and ancient North American group. Pre-1492, they lived in the region now called Mexico, which is south of the USA and north of Guatemala. Geographical features that would have limited this group’s ability to move include: the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and the desert in northern Mexico. Pre-1492, this group probably interacted with its neighbors, especially the Mayans. Eventually, the Aztecs would shape American history in the following ways: by making the Spanish explorers who followed Cortes greedy for more gold and riches -- that made them destroy other indigenous groups.
 * Introduction:**

The Aztec thought they were living in the 5th era. The 4 eras before that one were destroyed by previous Gods. The Aztec believed in many gods, including Tatloc the rain god, Ometcotl, Red Tezcatlipoca, or Smoking Mirror; Quetzalcoatl, or Plumed Serpent; and the god Huitzi loporhtli, humming bird. The Aztecs believed in human sacrifice to their gods to make sure their gods weren't mad. It's also interesting to find out that there was a story of a god who killed himself in a fire so he would become the sun. But it didn't work.
 * Religion (Worldview):**

The Aztec were never in the U.S.; their descendants now live in Mexico.
 * Population in the United States:**


 * HISTORY:**

The Aztec controled most of Mexico. Its capital was Tenochtitlan. At this time, they only encountered other indigenous groups.
 * 1492: Columbus lands in the Americas**

In 1519, the Spanish, led by Cortes, allied with the Aztecs' enemy and brought down the Aztec empire. After the encounter with the Spanish (and the conquistador Cortes), the Aztecs got the small pox, 10%-50% died.
 * 1521: Cortes Encounters the Aztecs in Mexico.**

After the Aztecs got the small pox, they got typhus, the population went down by 80%.
 * 1607: English colonists arrive at Jamestown, Virginia**


 * 1687: English Colonies Expand

1776-1787: American Revolution; U.S. Constitution

1802: Tlingit Battle the Russians at Sitka

1839: The Amistad; the Trail of Tears

1850: Fugitive Slave Law Made

1863: The U.S. Civil War; Emancipation Proclamation

1890: Westward Movement; Reform Movements

2009: Today** Mexican people are now a mix of Aztec, Spanish, and other ethnicities. There is no "Aztec" group today.


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