The Aztec Build
an Empire

-war was critical in the Aztecs rise to power
-to survive, the Aztecs hired skilled fighters

-during the late 1420s, the Aztecs formed a secret alliance with two other cities on Lake Texcoco
-made people pay tribute
-tribute is a payment to a more powerful ruler or country
-controlled a huge trade network
-merchants carried luxury items such as gems or rare food to sell
-causeways were raised roads across wet ground or water
-Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Aztec empire