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Geography
written by Nora Sullivan [|Tenohtitlan] was one piece of the Ancient Aztec Geography. It is located in a place in a place now called Mexico. The Aztecs believed when they saw the sign of an eagle on a cactus with a snake in it’s mouth they would build a city there. In 1325 they saw the sign and started to build the city. By the time of the Spanish conquest, the city was 4.75 square miles. In the city there were a couple of problems. One of them was flooding near Tenochtitlan. To fix the problem they built dikes to separate the western border from them. The other problem Tenochtitlan had was the other cities around them, mayhave been offended by the wayin which Mexico requested help in building an aqueduct to provide water for Tenochtitlan. The people of Tenochtitlan also built caseways to go too and from the city. In the first hundred years of the city the Mexicans remained subservient to the neighboring city of Azcapotalco. That is some of the history of the city Tenochtitlan.

** Lifestyle **
written by Alex __Aztec Lifestyle__  The Aztecs had a leisurely lifestyle not only just doing daily chores but they also had time to create art and they played some sort of games or sport. The [|Aztecs were farmers]; they grew avocados, beans, sweet potato, and peppers. Their farm land was on water; so were their houses which means that they lived on many small islands. Research says that they lived in South America. The Aztecs were polytheistic and in their religion as part of their lifestyle they would occassionaly make human sacrifices. The Aztec seems to have a busy but simple lifestyle.

Religion
written by Marlena [|Human sacrificing]was the most sacred ritual in the [|Aztec religion]. The Aztecs believed the heart and blood of the human would give their many Gods power and strength to bless them. The Aztecs built a giant temple 164 feet tall where priests would perform there ceremonies. Of course priests were the only one who could perform the ceremonies. The [|Aztecs]fought a lot with their neighbors so when they captured soldiers they often sacrificed them so wouldn’t have to sacrifice their own people. The Aztecs worshiped thousands of Gods that controlled their lifestyle and each represented different parts of the natural world or human activity such as war. The high holy priests would kill the human by hand or knife then take off their skin to mark symbolic carvings on them, after that they would cremate them and put them in a sacred bowl at the front of the temple. The Aztec religion was a gruesome religion but they were so spiritual that they were willing to do anything for their Gods. http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/aztecs6.htm

Government
written by Krishna

Government of the Aztecs

Have you ever wondered how you could manage a place so large? Well, the Aztecs managed to. The [|Aztecs had a very intriguing government]. To start off, there were small family groups called Calpollis. Each Calpollis had a headmen. Out of the headmen the Aztecs voted on one leader who is called the Tlatloque. There were eight different Tlatloques in the 200 years of the Aztec government. All of those rulers had very different views and attitudes. Some were strong and pure as snow, while others were cruel and harsh as a stormy day on the sea. The Tlatloque could not rule the immense size of the Aztec government on there own, so they had the help of vice rulers called Cihuacoatl, like America’s modern day vice president. Also, helping the Tlatloque, there were government leaders for almost everything. The Aztecs certainly had a fascinating government with the Tlatloques, Calpollis’, and Cihuacoatls.