This program tells the astonishing story of the Aztecs, who, over the course of four centuries, grew from a beleaguered band of a thousand to dominate nearly all of Mexico.
This program tells the astonishing story of the Aztecs, who, over the course of four centuries, grew from a beleaguered band of a thousand to dominate nearly all of Mexico.
General Note
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on October 14, 2010.
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Content Note
Murder Marks the Beginning of the Aztec Empire (3:28) -- Lake Texcoco: Tenochtitlan (2:36) -- Acampapichtli c.1375-1395 (1:55) -- Aztec Engineering: Causeway (2:02) -- Rising Against the Tepanecs (1:49) -- Nezahualcoyotl c.1402-1472: Conquest of the Valley of Mexico. (3:59) -- Moctezuma I c.1440-1469 (3:17) -- Aztec Farming (2:28) -- Ahuitzotl c. 1486-1502 (3:15) -- Coyolxauhqui: Aztec Moon Goddess (3:28) -- Moctezuma II c.1502-1520 (2:05) -- 1519: Hernán Cortés (2:08) -- Malinalco: Aztec Temple (2:30) -- Cortés Confronts Moctezuma II (4:15) -- June 30, 1520 (3:14) -- Mexico City: Credits: The Aztecs (1:09).