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Your story begins as an ordinary person in the heart of the Aztec Empire, where every decision shapes the path ahead. As the years pass, you'll experience life through different roles, from working ...

There’s an idea in Mexico that racism doesn’t exist, that all Mexicans are “mestizo” – a homogenous blend of Spanish and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Using written symbols such as hearts, arrows and hands, the ancient Aztecs maintained an arithmetic system that was far more complex than previously understood, scientists said ...

Coronation at Tenochtitlan -- Urban traditions, tribal peoples -- The imperial project -- Aztec religion and world view -- Aztec people and the cycle of life -- The conquest of Mexico -- Epilog -- ...

[Part 1] Aztec -- 1. The historical and geographical background of the Aztecs -- 2. The people -- 3. The Aztec "kings" and the directing classes -- 4. The achievements -- [Part 2] Maya -- 1. This ...

For the Aztecs, Day of the Dead rituals helped people find balance in their personal lives and social ties. Eyepix/NurPhoto via Getty Images Growing up in the United States, I remember on Halloween my ...

This story appears in the November 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. On the edge of Mexico City's famed Zócalo plaza, next to the ruins of the Aztec sacred pyramid known as the Templo Mayor, ...

Corn, beans and squash on a wooden platter - 4x4foto/Getty Images The Aztec people settled in the Valley of Mexico around 1325 in a city called Tenochtitlan and expanded their empire over ...