Do you know who those people were? They called their new home Tenochtitlan (the present-day Mexico City). From there, they went on to establish a formidable empire and created a wonderful culture. Their empire lasted for nearly 300 years 174.7 Kb. 4
The Aztec Empire Their relatively sophisticated system of agriculture and a powerful military tradition would enable the Aztecs to build a successful state, and later an empire 24.19 Kb. 1