Aztec history

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Like many other ancient people, the Aztecs had a complex pantheon of gods including more than 200 deities. This infographic shows just a few of them.

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Illustration about Aztec calendar symbols - Coatl or snake (5). Illustration of mexico, culture, mexican - 31605789

For hundreds of years, history left us wondering what disease killed the Aztecs in the mid-1500s. Many assumed the Aztecs were one of many Central American groups to be wiped out by European diseases like smallpox. However, DNA testing has unearthed new evidence about what really killed 80% of the Aztecs. Scientists extracted DNA from Aztec teeth, and discovered the presence of a strand of S... #aztecs #mysterydisease #dna #salmonella #epidemic #historicalresearch #climatechange…

We all know the Aztecs by the name "Aztec." However, the Nahua people or "Aztecs" actually referred to themselves as Mexica. The Westerners who came up with the name Aztecs likely took it from one of the Nahuatl words, aztecatl and aztecah, meaning "people from Aztlan." This was a mythological place for the Nahuatl-speaking Mexica "Aztec"culture of the time.