FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA
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was always drawn from the lower classes of landless laborers or farmers.
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claimed lineage with the gods and ruled over nobles, slaves, and commoners.
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mysteriously left his homeland in the Valley of Mexico in the tenth century.
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frequently opposed the common Mesoamerican practice of human sacrifice.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The tlatoani of the capital city of Tenochtitlan served as the Emperor (Huey Tlatoani) of the Aztec empire. The tlatoani was the ultimate owner of all land in his city-state, received tribute, oversaw markets and temples, led the military, and resolved judicial disputes.
Detailed explanation-2: -As the king of Tenochtitlan who made the Triple Alliance possible, Izcoatl was appointed the tlatoque-the leader of the group; the first emperor of the Aztec Empire.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Aztecs followed a strict social hierarchy in which individuals were identified as nobles (pipiltin), commoners (macehualtin), serfs, or slaves. The noble class consisted of government and military leaders, high level priests, and lords (tecuhtli).
Detailed explanation-4: -The Aztec civilization is known for being the last of the great Mesoamerican cultures before the Europeans arrived. They built impressive temple-pyramids, used sophisticated techniques of agriculture, their eagle warriors built a great empire, and they made human sacrifices to their gods.