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Of all the mighty Indian civilizations that flourished in the Americas before Columbus, none rivaled the Aztec Empire, which ruled in the Valley of Mexico for 350 years. At the time of the Spanish Conquest their temples soared high above the trees in the great cities of Tenochtitlán and Tlaltelolco. Their youth learned mathematics, astronomy, religion, and the art of war. War and captives were important to the Aztec, for they believed their gods required human sacrifice as a repayment for having created mankind. They also believed that the gentle god Quetzalcoatl, disliking this sacrifice, had left Mexico because of it. With the arrival of Cortes in 1520 the people thought that Quetzalcoatl had returned, but instead the Aztec were betrayed and their power was no more.
Sonia Bleeker describes the Aztecan way of life, their colorful food and clothing, their terrifying ceremonies, and their tragic end with vigor and authority. Her story of the Aztec, decorated with Kisa Sasaki's appealing drawings, makes an engrossing book.
—from the dust jacket
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