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They called themselves the Chichimeca.
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Why are the Aztec people called the Aztec people?
they came from a place call artesian land.. so they were name Aztec people
Was the Aztec people given their name from the spanish people?
NO. The term "Aztec" comes from the Nahuatl language, the language of the Aztec peoples, meaning "the people of Azatlan" a mythical place that the Aztecs believed themselves to be originally from.
What did the Aztecs call themselves before they were the Aztecs?
They didn't call themselves Aztecs, they called themselves Mexica. The Aztec word was created later for archeological terms to distinguish the ancient from the modern day Mexicans. ^ is all wrong. They called themselves Chichimeca. The other tribes thought that this name was funny, but when they did something good, the Toltecs helped them out and started by changing their name to Aztec.
What do the people of madras call themselves?
they call themselves tamalians
Was the Aztec people given their name from the spanish?
No, the Aztec people were not given their name by the Spanish. Their name, "Aztec," actually comes from the word "Aztlan," which was their legendary homeland. The Spanish adopted this term from Nahuatl, the language spoken by the Aztec people.
What Indians was Mexico named after?
The Aztec civilization, who knew themselves as the Mexica(me-she-ka) people.
Do the people of Saint Lucia call themselves nigerians?
No. The people of Saint Lucia call themselves Saint Lucians.
What do indigenous people call themselves?
Indigenous people call themselves citizens or natives. They call you foreigners because you are not native to the land they live on.
What do people in Australia call themselves?
people
Why did most of the people conquered by the Aztecs never consider themselves part of the Aztec empire?
They were allowed to keep their cultural identity as long as they were submissive to the Aztec ruler(s)
Why did the most of the people conquered by the Aztecs never consider themselves part of the Aztec empire?
They were allowed to keep their cultural identity as long as they were submissive to the Aztec ruler(s)
What do they call themselves in Costa Rica?
In Costa Rica, people call themselves either Ticos or Costarricenses.
