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How The Aztecs Be Punished

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The Aztecs had a very tight way of running things. If one did not follow the rules they would be punished very severely by death. Their system was based upon sacrifices for their beloved gods, and it ran that way for many generations, until the Spanish came. Hernan Cortes, was the Spanish expedition leader, eased his way into Tenochtitlan’s throne to become emperor. He faked being a sacred god called Quetzalcoatl, so the Aztecs would be on their knees praising him and doing whatever he wished. He had ultimate control over the land and all the Aztecs living on it. He abused his power by taking away the one thing the Aztecs believed in, sacrificing. With that he made them all convert to Christianity and leave behind their gods. The Aztecs
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