Chapter 1: The Aztec Geography (4 and

It took place by a lake called Lake Texcoco, which the Aztecs built their capital city right above Lake Texcoco!

The Aztec civilization was extended for 800 miles along a northwest-southwest axis. Their capital city; named Tenochtitlan.

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The Aztec Religion

The Aztecs had surprisingly many religion gods. Aztecs believed that the gods lived on the era of the fifth sun and any day the planet could end violently. The civilization performed human sacrifices (such as letting blood soak to the ground or rip out a war prisoner’s heart and burn it) to keep the sun alive. Each god represented different important parts of the world for Aztec people. They held special ceremonies. The biggest building in an Aztec city was the temple.