description: Contents Rediscovering the Aztecs; Growing up Aztec (The Stone of the Sun, Childhood and school days, Reaching adulthood); How the Aztecs Rose to Power (Tollan and Teotihuacanpre-Aztec cities, 'Dog people,' Masters of the valley); Life in the Aztec capital (Rediscovering the Great Temple, City living Aztec-style, High days and holidays); Lords and Slaves (The Stone of Tizoc, The Emperor, Nobles, merchants and slaves); Shrines and Sacrifices (Coatlicue, mother of the gods, The Aztec gods, Sacrifice); Warfare and Warriors (The Eagle Knight, Going into battle); The End of the Aztec World; Archaeology Today; Timelines.
language: English
title: The Aztec Empire
titlecomplete: The Aztec Empire (Excavating the Past)
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Heinemann