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Hey guys look at this post and hope it will help you for your power point.
Step one:
The Aztecs used to live in Atzlan somewhere in northern Mexico. They had to relocate for some reason or another. They ended up in Anahuac, also know as the valley of Mexico. The ended up their because Huitzilopochtli told him to lead his people to a swampy island in the middle of Lake Texcoco.

This is the artifact, which I thought best described this event:

Step 2:
Some things that where good about settling in the middle of a lake was there was better defense.

Step 3:
Some of the gods that were worshiped were Tezcatlipoca, Quetzalcoatl, Tlaloc, Chalchiuhtlicue, Huitzilopochtli.

Temples where built for ritual sacrifices. Enemy warriors were sacrificed for the gods to please them.

Step four:
There were different levels in the Aztec society. They were slaves, commoners, and nobles. Slaves were consisted of poor children. Commoners were also known as macehualtin. Some commoners were able to own land while others were bound to land. Noble people were born with power, were priests or earned their ranking. Nobles were priest, warriors, kings,

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Step six:
The Aztecs built their crops on terraces to regulate water to make sure the plants would not be flooded. They had rich soil thanks to human dung and the lakes mud. They growed beans, squash, chili peppers, tomatoes, corn, ect. They also harvested turkeys and ate fish and dogs. The Aztecs traded with merchants who traveled from city to city. They were called pochteca. Some were hired as spies.