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15 Cards in this Set
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Valley of Mexico |
A central part of the country |
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Nahuatl |
The language the Aztecs spoke |
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Tenochtitlan |
The Aztec capital |
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Aztlan |
Region of north or northwest from Mexico from which the Aztecs came from |
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city-state |
Had its own governer and distinct culture |
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Mexico City |
Modern capital of Mexico |
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Montezuma 1 |
The greatest emperor that lived to 1468/9 |
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Calpolli |
Word that means big house |
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Adobe |
Sun dried brick made of clay and straw |
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Telpuchcalli |
A Aztec school for boys giving instructions about civil and miltary arts. |
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Tortilla |
A round thin Mexican bread |
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Chicle |
A gum from the latex of the sadpodilla |
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Tlachti |
A ball game played by the Aztecs |
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Huitzilopochtli |
Was the son of Omecίhuatl and Ometecuhtli |
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Quetzalcoatl |
A cheif Tolec and Aztec god |
