Aztec — Say Something Reader

Civilization: The Aztec Paragraph 1 Say Something Info Source: Aztec Politics + Social Structure

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• The Aztec built Tenochtitlan on Lake Texcoco and it became a major trade center.

• Emperors claimed divine descent and were chosen by a council of priests, nobles, and warriors.

• The Aztec Empire fell when the Spanish captured Tenochtitlan in 1521.

• Society had four classes: nobles, commoners, unskilled workers, and enslaved people.

• Priests preserved history and used 260-day and 365-day calendars for ceremonies and farming.