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771960542Tribal name of the Aztec peopleMexica0
771960543Of Spanish and Indian bloodMeztiso1
771960544Mistress to Cortes and his translatorLa Malinche2
771960545Floating gardensChinampas3
7719605464 elements of the cosmosEarth, wind, fire, sky4
771960547The plumed or feathered serpentQuetzalcoatl5
771960548Toltec capital cityTula6
771960549Aztec god of the sun and warHuitzilipochtli7
771960550Aztec mother goddess known as serpent skirtCoatlicue8
771960551Aztec capital cityTenochtitlan9
771960552Mythical ancestral home of the Aztec peopleAztlan10
771960553Last god-warrior-emperor of the AztecsMotecuhzoma II11
771960554God of lightning and deathXlotl12
771960555Language of the Aztec EmpireNahuatl13
771960556Born in Mexico by 100% Spanish parentsCriollos14
771960557Cuauhtemoc's nameFalling eagle15
771960558Our Lady; Our MotherTonantzin16
771960559The place of the origins and the place where one becomes deified for the AztecsTeotihuacan17
771960560Aztec rain godTlaloc18
771960561Year the Aztecs began walking from Northern Mexico to the Central Valley110019
771960562Year the Catholic Conquest of Mexico began152320
771960563Cortes lands in the Yucatan151921
771960564Years the Aztec state was established1325 OR 134522
771960565Name of the hill where The Virgin Mary's church was synchronized with Tonantzin's templeTepeyac23
771960566Market place of the AztecsTlatelolco24
771960567Landing place to get in MexicoVeracruz25
771960568Virgin Mary appears on Tepeyac HillDecember 9th, 153126
771960569Roses are given to Juan Diego to show Virgin Mary is realDecember 12th, 153127
771960570Reason why Virgin Mary is the chosen oneNo original sin28
771960571Guadalupe SpainLocation of the Francisco Friars and Jesuits29
771960572The wizardTezcatlipoca30
771960573Middle AmericaMesoamerica31
771960574Cortes landed hereChichen Itza32
771960575Where the Spanish started their empireLake Texcoco33
771960576Banished the Mexica to Lake Texcoco after myth of Mexican priest wearing their princess's skin. A city founded by the Toltecs.Culhuacan34
771960577Wrote an eyewitness account of the conquering of the Aztecs under Hernan CortesBernal Diaz35
771960578A type of book used by early Mesoamerican civilizations to record important historical eventsCodex36
771960579Number one killer of the AztecsDisease37
771960580Using murals to spread political messages and promote certain ideas. Many muralists painted the history of the Aztec gods and goddesses and reflect the history of Mesoamerican people.Political philosophy of muralism38
771960581The fusion of two completely different religions.Syncretism39

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