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Aztec history and religion

A few of you in class asked for more information about the Aztecs, I found this video on DiscoveryStreaming and thought those of you that were curious would find it interesting. I had to break the video into two parts to upload it here so watch the clip Aztecs Successors to the Toltecs and then watch the clip Aztec Religion. The first clip briefly reviews the emergence of the Aztec Empire and the second examines the Aztec religion. These videos will not answer all of your questions however they do provide a good first look at the Aztecs. Feel free to ask more questions to me in class or look for the answers yourselves on the web. You might want to try the following site first: AncientMexico.com
The clip below is the first clip about Aztec history and religion.

Aztec Religion

Continued from the post above . . .The following clip is part #2 of about Aztec Religion.

Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan

Hi everybody! Once again I could not cover everything in class to the level all of you wanted. This is a brief description of the Aztec capital city, Tenochtitlan. As a reminder, modern Mexico City sits on top of the ruins of this amazing city. It was completely destroyed when the Aztecs were conquered by the Cortes and the Spanish.
Amazingly, Tenochtitlan,the capital to the enormous Aztec empire, was built on by enlarging a small island in the middle of a lake. When Cortes arrived it was the home to at least 200,000 people. This brief lecture contains material I find very interesting and I hope you do to. The engineering achievements of the Aztec were only quickly mentioned in class. I hope that this description of Tenochtitlan helps improve your understanding of these people.
Source Material: History Alive!The Medieval World and Beyond, chapter 24.3, published by TCI.