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PinkMonkey Online Study Guide-World History
Later, new civilizations emerged. Among them were
the Toltecs, with their capital city called Tula.
This city soon became a center for soldiers and merchants who controlled
the entire region of ancient Mexico and Central America. The Toltecs
were followed by the Aztecs. The Aztec Empire is considered
to be one of the greatest in South America.
Exhibit 1.9
The Aztecs offer human sacrifices to their war god
Exhibit 1.10
An Aztec God
Their ancestors were the Mexicas. The capital
of the Aztecs was Tenochtitlan near modern day Mexico City.
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