The Aztecs Origin The Aztecs were a small tribe that went to northwestern Mexico until 1116 BCE. According to a legend‚ one-day‚ Huitzilopochtli which is the god of sun and war‚ told the people to move south. He told them he would take them to a secure home. The new home would be marked with a sign. It took them 100 years until one day a priest saw the sign. It was in the middle of a lake called Texcoco. There were other tribes living in the place. They were reluctant and didn’t let them share the
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11/16/12 Tenochtitlan Tenochtitlan was the main city and capital of the Aztec empire. The city was founded in 1325 when the Aztec emperor told some of his tribes to look for a spot for their new capital city. He told them that the spot for the city would be found when they saw an eagle eating a snake on top of a cactus. This symbol is now on the Mexican coat of arms and on the Mexican flag (King). The tribes wondered around in what is now present day Mexico City‚ looking for this strange site. They finally
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The Expansion of the Roman Empire The Roman empire made a tremendous impact over the many years of the pinnacle of their rule. During this time the Romans enjoyed prosperity and made an immense impact in many of their endeavors. Although much of this is what makes a great empire‚ the Romans were marked by an extremely ambitious motive to expand. Many of the emperors of the Roman empire embraced this need to expand and many of them proved successful in their mission. Just as the scripture mentions
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Aztec Religion Aztec religion is complex in its organization and mythology. The complexity is due to the mixture of its own tribal perceptions of the supernatural‚ as well as the blending of other cultures the Aztecs came in contact. Because of this‚ there are many religious rites which must be performed in order to appease the many gods. Religious ceremonies were performed every twenty days and required dances‚ feasts‚ prayers‚ as well as torture and sacrifice. In addition to complicated ceremonies
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stories that have been told from generation to generation and‚ everyone will be implementing something new to the story‚ in some parts it´s true‚ and when time passes it becomes with more lies than the truth. they can tell a story that’s all lies Legend of maize God Quetzalcoatl was the god that changed the gastronomy of the aztecs‚ before its arrival the aztecs only ate roots and game animals‚ they didn´t eat corn because was so far far away. Other gods seeked the victory of the aztec town‚ in the
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PMongols were skilled warriors AStudents learning about Mongols RTo document the Mongol Army TThe Mongol Army was set up with captains over groups of ten who were group in intervals of ten. STo document the activities of the Mongol Army Doc. D AJohn of Plano Carpini P13th Century PMongols conquered lots of area with skilled army tactics AScholars who study the Mongols RTo teach Europe of the Mongol army TThe Mongol Army had skilled tactics that helped them conquer most of Asia
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The Mongol Essay In the 13 century a small tribe from the steppes of central Asia conquered much of the Middle East and Eastern Europe. The tribe was known as the Mongol warriors. The Mongols were ruthless and very barbaric. While the Mongols conquered many countries they didn’t care who they hurt. Even though they did benefit some of the areas that they conquered‚ they did too many bad things that over powered the good things. Their law was very confusing and at some parts it was unreasonable
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Genghis Khan: How Did he Build an Empire? Genghis Khan is one of the most important leaders in history. He went from rags to riches in his life of 60-70 years‚ Genghis Khan united the mongols by setting simple‚ easy to follow rules and putting others before his family‚ unlike most clans of that time period. Born around 1162 and died in 1227‚ (A&E Television Networks) he was arguably the most important leader in the eastern hemisphere. Born around 1162‚ he was raised in a clan‚ but after his father
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What impact did the Vikings have on North Britain? Shortly before the ninth century‚ North-west Europe was exposed to raids and attacks from the Scandinavians. They had discovered the wealth that could be obtained from the richer communities of Britain and Frankia‚ both in currency and natural resources (the latter being found especially in Ireland). As time went on‚ during the course of the ninth century‚ the leaders of the attacks on these countries grew more ambitious and soon there were different
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portion of modern day Russia. Around 1220‚ the Mongols arrived in Russia where they significantly influenced the Russian culture. In 1762‚ Catherine the Great became empress where she patronized Western culture. From the civilization of Kievan Rus ’ to the Russian Empire of Catherine the Great‚ Russia ’s contacts with the west‚ political structure‚ and territorial boundaries had significantly changed. Contact with the with the west was cut off with the Mongol arrival‚ yet by the rule of Catherine the
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