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General Knowledge
By: Al ex an de r C ho u an d A i da n B la ir Question you might ask such as.....

Where is the Aztec tribe located?
The Aztec tribe is located in Mexico. The Aztecs live in a swampy habitat. The capital city is Tenochtitlán. This picture below is Tenochtitlán in Lake Texcoco.

Who is Hernán Cortés?
Hernán Cortés was a smart Spanish leader who is on a mission to take over to Aztecs. He made allies to a nearby city who was Aztecs == enemy and was called the Tlaxcalans. They fought together and attacked Tenochtitlán. Even though they didn't make it the first time, they trained even more soldiers and at last destroyed Tenochtitlán.

What happened to Tenochtitlán after the Spanish took over?
== After when the Spanish took over, they renamed parts of South America, the US and Central America to New Spain. they renamed the flag and changed it. Down below, this is how much the Spanish took over and this is the flag. How much took over↓ The flag of New Spain→

The Aztec Time line
1100-1300 C.E.-- This was the time when Aztecs were looking for a good place to settle.

1325 C.E. The Aztecs found the city Tenochtitlan.

1424 C.E.--The Aztec Empire starts to grow by conquering neighbors.

1481 C.E.-- The Aztecs made their own calender.

1487 C.E.-- The Great Temple in Tenochtitlán is constructed.

1519 C.E.--Hernán Cortés attacks Tenochtitlán

1520-1525 C.E.-- Hernán Cortés attacks the Aztecs and the Aztec empire quickly collapsed.

Did You Know That?????
The Aztecs worshiped over 800 different gods!

They spoke in a language called Nahuatl !

The original form of Aztec is Mexica!

Most holidays or special celebrations are sacrificing!

Did you know it took 200 years to find the city Tenochtitlán?

<span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">Now You Know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Aztec dance **
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** Aztec Crown **
The Aztec ruler was also know as the "Great speaker." He rarely went to town but if he did, he would be carried on a throne while four strong men is carrying the throne. The throne was also known as the "canopied throne." He wore the finest clothes along with jewels, sandals covered with gold, and also a brightly colored feather headdress.

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**<span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tlaxochimaco **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">**__Translation of Tlaxochimaco__**= The Birth Of Flowers
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(255, 155, 31); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">July 23rd to August 11th
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**<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Onchpaniztli **

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">__** Translation of Oinchipaiztli= **__ <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 41, 255);">The Month Of Sweeping
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In this celebration, this was the time when Aztecs started to sweep. Not just sweep, but the Aztec swept every building in sight such as temples, houses and many more. they swept the whole entire city! It was like a cleaning time for the Aztecs. This was also the time when corn was finally harvested. In order to honer the grandmother goddess Toci, a woman past the age of childbirth would be chosen. She would be sacrificed to honer Toci. After her sacrifice, her skin would be decorated by a high priest.

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** <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nemontemi **

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 155, 31);">February 8th to February 12th
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 * 1) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tocoztontli
 * 2) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Uey Tocoztli               <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">    <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
 * 3) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Toxcatl
 * 4) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Etzalqualiztli
 * 5) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Uey Tecuilhuitl
 * 6) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Xocotlhuetzi
 * 7) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Teotleco
 * 8) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tepeilhuitl
 * 1) Quecholli
 * 1) Panquetzaliztli
 * 2) Atemoztli
 * 3) Titítl
 * 4) Izcalli

**Mini Glossary**
<span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nemontemi definition: A kind of Aztec celebration.

<span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Onchpaniztli <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">definition:       <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A kind of Aztec celebration.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">      ====== <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">         <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">     <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tlacaxipehualiztli <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">definition:       <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A kind of Aztec celebration.

<span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tlaxochimaco <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">definition:       <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A kind of Aztec celebration.

Atlcualo <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">definition:       <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A kind of Aztec celebration.

Hernán Cortés <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">definition:       <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">        <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">        <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">       The Spanish leader who took over the Aztec tribe and land.

Tlaxcalans <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">definition:    This tribe were enemies to Aztecs and made alliance to the Spaniards.

Tenochtitlán <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">definition: Aztec tribes capital city. Lake Texcoco. <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">definition: Tenochtitlan    was made in these swampy areas. <span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Guanajuato, Mexico, San Miguel de Allende. "Aztec Dances." __The Aztec Dance__. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">http://www.infosma.com/traditions/aztec_dances.htm November26, 2008 This website is only about Aztec dances. This is only useful when researching on Aztec Dances. Rating 5 out of 10

"The Aztec Festivals." __The Aztec Gateway__. 2002. 2007<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;"> http://www.amoxtli.org/cuezali/festivals.html November26, 2008 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">This website has all information about Aztec celebrations. At the top or bottom of the page, it will lead you to other links. The website tells you more useful links and also talks religion and worships. This is a very helpful site when you need help on Aztecs celebration and religions. I RECOMMEND IT TO YOU!!!!!!!! Rating 10 out of 10 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thompson, Ruth. __Aztecs__. 2005th ed. Vol. 1. Minneapolis: Sea-To-Sea Publications. This book helped us create our Aztec tribe feather Headdress mask. This book has easy instructions and successfully made the celebration headdress. Rating 6 out of 10 =

__Ancient Aztec__. Perf. Schlessinger Media. DVD. 2006. This movie helped us a lot! It is awesome for basic information about the Aztecs. We used this DVD to help us create our own General Knowledge. Very helpful. Rating 8 out of 10.

__Xiuhpohualli__. 9 Dec. 2008 http://www.davidson.edu/academic/anthropology/ant356/ant356_xihuitl.htm This website showed us a lot of pictures of celebrations and also some translation on most celebrations. Rating 7 out of 10

__Tezcatlipoca - a new clue is revealed..."__ __Mexicolore__. 5/6/7/8 2004. © copyright Mexicolore. 9 Dec. 2008 http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/index.php?&one=azt&two=aaa&id=340&typ=reg This website is useful for Aztec religion, Aztec health, Aztec gods, Aztec life, Aztec artifacts, and many more. Really good web and has links to other webs as well. just make sure you read the English version of the page. Rating 10 out of 10

Bujos, Los, ed. "Tonalpohualli." __El Atrio__. 1 Feb. 2008. Bloggers. 9 Dec. 2008<span style="color: rgb(0, 15, 255);"> http://diemendoza.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html This website is not so good because of language, but I found a picture of our celebration. Rating 2 out of 10

Aztecs." __Sirs Discovery On The Web__. 2000. Copyright © 2008 ProQuest LLC. 10 Dec. 2008 <http://discoverer.prod.sirs.com/discoweb/disco/do/article?urn=urn%3asirs%3aus%3barticle%3bart%3b0000123925>. Good info just about everything, Architecture, art, gods and much much more. Rating 9 out of 10