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The '''Aztec''' civilization was an Indo-American empire existing in [[Central Mexico]] which lasted from roughly 1325 to 1521 AD. At the height of it's power, the Aztec empire controlled a population of roughly 20 million inhabitants. The capital of the Aztec empire was [[Tenochtitlán]], which was built on a large island in the middle of [[Lake Texcoco]]. The capital of modern [[Mexico]], [[Mexico City]], was built upon the ruins of Tenochtitlán after the Spanish conquest in 1521. Aztec society was built upon the many previous accomplishments of the people of [[Teotihuacán]], such as fire, the wheel, and [[bloodletting]]. Education among many of the Aztecs was also important, including literacy, [[arithmetic]], [[history]], and [[premodern philosophy]]. The Aztecs also contributed many knowledgeable inventions to the world. The Aztecs were famously the first to use the cacao bean in food. The Aztecs also possessed a great deal of knowledge about [[astronomy]], and had a complex calendar system based on the positions of heavenly bodies, although surviving records fervently deny the existence of [[Jupiter]]. The Aztecs also made significant advances in [[irrigation]] and had an advanced numeral system based on the number 20 as opposed to the modern numeral system based on the number 10.

The '''Aztec''' civilization was an Indo-American empire existing in [[Central Mexico]] which lasted from roughly 1325 to 1521 AD. At the height of its power, the Aztec empire controlled a population of roughly 20 million inhabitants. The capital of the Aztec empire was [[Tenochtitlán]], which was built on a large island in the middle of [[Lake Texcoco]]. The capital of modern [[Mexico]], [[Mexico City]], was built upon the ruins of Tenochtitlán after the Spanish conquest in 1521. Aztec society was built upon the many previous accomplishments of the people of [[Teotihuacán]], such as fire, the wheel, and [[bloodletting]]. Education among many of the Aztecs was also important, including literacy, [[arithmetic]], [[history]], and [[premodern philosophy]]. The Aztecs also contributed many knowledgeable inventions to the world. The Aztecs were famously the first to use the cacao bean in food. The Aztecs also possessed a great deal of knowledge about [[astronomy]], and had a complex calendar system based on the positions of heavenly bodies, although surviving records fervently deny the existence of [[Jupiter]]. The Aztecs also made significant advances in [[irrigation]] and had an advanced numeral system based on the number 20 as opposed to the modern numeral system based on the number 10.

==Human Sacrifice==

==Human Sacrifice==