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Expanding the Empire
Warrior
Ancient prophecy from Huitzilopochtli said: "We shall conquer all the people in the universe. I will make you lords and kings of every place in the world."
By the time the Spanish arrived in 1519, the Aztecs controlle an empire larger than any in North America.
Firmly believed that the group—their society—was much more important than the individuals within it.
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As soon as an Aztec boy was born, his parents placed a tiny bow and shield in his hands.
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Trader
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Loved tropical fruits such as avocados, papayas, and cacao and could get tropical birds and gold or silver
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Others
Once the Aztecs conquered another group they began to collect tribute (valuable gifts and taxes) from the conquered group.
Aztecs kept careful records of the tribute they collected from cities they conquered, including cotton blankets, feathered headdresses and shields, strings of jade beads, and cocoa beans.
Cocoa beans, the basis of chocolate, were very important to them.
The Aztecs made a drink from cocoa beans, hot chili peppers, and cornmeal, which they believed game them wisdom and power.