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The Aztecs called themselves Mexica. The the term Aztec was coined by an American trying to sell books in order to distinguish the older generation of Mexicans from the current one.
He got the word Aztec from the northern Mexica homeland called Aztlan.
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What country is named after what the Aztecs called themselves?
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What did the Aztec believe in?
The god that the Aztecs worshipped was said to be named Huitzilopochtli. They also tended to mix the traditions of other civilizations with their own.
Why did the Aztecs settle were they did?
The Aztecs settled where they did because the emperor had a dream of an eagle sitting on a cactus eating a snake. So the emperor took his tribe out searching for this vision and he seen it. So they settled there and named it Tenochtitlan.
How did Hernando Cortes get to Aztec city?
He was using a Aztec woman named Malinche. Then Malinche led Cortes and his men to the Aztec City, Tenochtitlan. Cortes was determined to break the power of the Aztecs and took Moctezuma hostage. The Aztecs then called Malinche a traitor. Which then they battled, the Spanish had an advantage in battle because they had better weapons and horses. The Spanish had wiped out millions of Aztecs,which led to the end of the Aztecs.
What did the Aztecs do all day?
Aztecs did what Aztecs did best
Did the Aztecs have a king named pachuti?
The was the Incas not the Aztecs they had an Emperor
How did Cortes come in contact with the Aztecs?
A woman named Malinche led the Spanish to the Aztecs.
What country is named after what the Aztecs called themselves?
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What was Mexico City called long ago?
Tenochtitlan, as was named by the Aztecs.
Who named the city toetihuacan?
Apparently the Aztecs did 1000 years after the city was deserted.
What spaniard defeated the aztecs?
from the top of my head I believe it was a conquistador named Hernan Cortes
Who named the capital of Mexico?
The Aztecs, when they founded it as Mexico-Tenochtitlanon March 13, 1325.
What did the Aztec believe in?
The god that the Aztecs worshipped was said to be named Huitzilopochtli. They also tended to mix the traditions of other civilizations with their own.
Did Mexico get its name from the Mexica?
Right. The Mexica or Aztecs named their city Mexico-Tenochtitlan, hence the name.
Why did the Aztecs settle were they did?
The Aztecs settled where they did because the emperor had a dream of an eagle sitting on a cactus eating a snake. So the emperor took his tribe out searching for this vision and he seen it. So they settled there and named it Tenochtitlan.
Where did the Liverpool FC flagpole come from?
it is thought to originate from the ancient Aztecs who named their best football side poolervl
What did frncisco have his people believing in?
he sailed in 1567 finding the Aztecs in Mexico. he sailed for a cat named moo moo kitty
