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AZTEC EMPIRE 1200-1521 Geography South-central Mexico Mountainous area The capital city was Tenochtitlan, an island in present day Mexico City The Myth Behind Tenochtitlan According to Aztec legend, in 1323, the Mexicas were shown a vision of an eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus, eating a snake. This vision indicated that this was the location where they were to build their home. The Mexicas eventually arrived on a small swampy island in Lake Texcoco where they founded the town of Tenochtitlan in 1325. Tenochtitlan Aztec Government The Aztec Empire was very diverse including many ethnicities due to the amount of people conquered by the Aztecs The empire did not directly rule over its conquered people and allowed local authorities to remain in control The conquered people were only expected to pay a tribute tax to the Aztecs and if completed then they were left alone Although conquered enemy soldiers were used as sacrifice in their rituals Aztec Religion The Aztecs were polytheistic and believed in over 100 gods Their main god was the sun god, Huitzilopochtil There also regular human sacrifices to appease the gods Some people considered the sacrifice to be an honor Aztec Temple Article About Religious Practice