The Aztecs

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As the Aztec empire grew so did the human
sacrifice.

Sometimes the Aztecs performed cannibalism, believing they absorb the virtues of
the slain. The sacrificed people were thought to be given a high place in heaven.

The average Aztec was a farmer. He lived outside the city and grew crops for his
tribe. Farming was the most important means of survival due to the warm, humid
climate. They lived in small huts. The male was the head of the family. He would
often arrange marriages for their children. The language they spoke was the
Nahuan language that originated from the west coast of the united states. They
wore elaborate colorful clothing made from animal skins that were traded from
northern tribes. I personally like the cities they built. The did not have the
wheel yet they built some of the most beautiful cities in the world.

They were at their prime when the Spanish arrived. They saw their practices and
considered them barbaric. They destroyed all but a few records of them ...

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