Aztec Civilization (sep 20, 1520 BC – nov 29, 1200 BC)
Description:
- Was the last of the Mesoamerican cultures- Millions of people paid tribute and taxes to the emperor Montezuma II
- Tenochtitlan was their capital
- They were fierce warriors and skillful diplomats
- Used cacao beans as currency
- Only priests and scribes were permitted to write
- Were polytheistic
- Built chinampas (artificial islands)
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Date:
sep 20, 1520 BC
nov 29, 1200 BC
~ 320 years