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... empire , and the Aztec period should simply be regarded as the last act in a long drama . In many respects they were ... Aztec really derives from these Toltecs . And in many respects the Toltec and Aztec cultures themselves are only ...
... empire , and the Aztec period should simply be regarded as the last act in a long drama . In many respects they were ... Aztec really derives from these Toltecs . And in many respects the Toltec and Aztec cultures themselves are only ...
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... Aztec polity is to be found a basic tendency to what , among other peoples of the North American continent , is known as ... Aztec Empire might be described as the ' Potlatch State ' - a concept on the whole alien to European patterns of ...
... Aztec polity is to be found a basic tendency to what , among other peoples of the North American continent , is known as ... Aztec Empire might be described as the ' Potlatch State ' - a concept on the whole alien to European patterns of ...
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A History Nigel Davies. INDEX Aztec Empire - cont . Bullock , William , 156. Acamapichtli : chosen as ruler of Mexica ... Empire : use of term ' Aztec ' , xiii , 7 , 82 , 294 ; Triple Alliance ( Mexica , Texcocans , Tacubans ) , 67 , 71 ...
A History Nigel Davies. INDEX Aztec Empire - cont . Bullock , William , 156. Acamapichtli : chosen as ruler of Mexica ... Empire : use of term ' Aztec ' , xiii , 7 , 82 , 294 ; Triple Alliance ( Mexica , Texcocans , Tacubans ) , 67 , 71 ...
Contents
EARLY RULERS | 35 |
THE OBSIDIAN SERPENT | 62 |
MOCTEZUMA ITHE EMPIRE TAKES SHAPE | 86 |
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