ARKY 325 Lecture 7: ARKY WEEK 7
11 Feb 2017
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Decline: the toltecs collapsed by 1186, under pressure from other invaders from the north, tula had been destroyed in 1156. The aztecs: another tribal group into the valley of mexico from the northwest, by 1325, had founded their city of tenochtitlan, established a triple alliance with. Tlacopan: by ca 1427, the aztecs defeated even their allies (texcoco and. Tlacopan) and became rulers over the central plateau and eventually most of mexico. Tenochtitlan sacred center: wall built around 18 main structures and smaller ones, the great temple, teocalli: a pyramid with twin temples dedicated to the gods of war and rain, a round temple dedicated to quetzalcoatl. God of wind and wisdom: the emperor"s palace. Aztecs established an empire over most of mexico: tenochtitlan was supported through. Trade: tribute from all parts of the empire. Ceremonial items etc: empire was built and maintained through warfare. 2: warfare also the source for victims to be sacrificed to.
