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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. Aztec Language, Aztec Magic, Aztec Writing, Aztec History, Aztec Names, Aztec Mythology, Weird History Facts, Human Sacrifice, The Aztecs

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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.

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1. In the 12th-century, women in Shanxi (a Chinese province) were considered more desirable as a wife if they had already slept with a large number of men.

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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 #spanishinvasion Black Tongue, Aztec Empire, Feathered Serpent, The Aztecs, Dna Sequence, Scientific Discovery, Central American, Wipe Out, Dna Test

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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…

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Although Aztlan has never been physically identified, it has been described as an island. Rather than an island in the sea, it is an island upon a lake.

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