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| Where does the word Aztec come from? | The word comes from the terrtory called Aztlan. |
| Where did the Aztecs settle in the 1200s? | The Aztecs began to settle in the Valley of Mexico in the 1200s. |
| What was the name of the Aztec capital? | Tenochtitlan was their capital and greatest city. |
| What is located where the Aztec capital once was? | Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, is where Tenochtitlan once was. |
| What was the language of the Aztecs known as? | Nahuatl was the language of the Aztecs. |
| What type of writing did the Aztecs use? | They used a form of picture writing with some pictures representing ideas and others sounds. |
| Who was the greatest Aztec emperor? | Montezuma I was the greatest emperor. |
| What was an Aztec family group called? | Aztecs belonged to a large family group called a calpolli, a word that meant "big house." |
| Why did the Spanish invade Mexico? | The Spaniards were in search of gold when they invaded Mexico. |
| Who was the leader of the Spanish invasion? | Hernando Cortex was the leader of the Spanish invasion. |
