farmland near rivers, focal point for religion and trade; at peak 5 square miles and 20 thousand population; sun, calendar, woodhenge; climate change, environment degradation, destruction of forests, and overpopulation led to collapse
• Aztecs: migration of people into the Valley of Mexico; ruins of Teotihuacan amazed the migrants; capitol city Tenochtitlan; strict society of warriors, merchants, priests, common folk, and slaves; sacrifice was common; 14th century rise to power
• Huitzilopochtli:…
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