ANTH 1145 1st Edition Lecture 22Imperial Aztecs: Axayacatl, Tizoc, Ahuitzotl- Moctezuma expanded the rule of Aztecso His daughter and Tezozomoc’s son had children Axayacatl (water face) Tizoc Ahuitzotl- Water face was chosen to be the 6th king after Moctezumadieso Had to prove skills with war Inauguration war against Matlatzinca of Toluca (Calixlahuaca)o People from Tenantzinco seek aid from Axayacatl- Axayacatl defeated Matlatzincas but was injuredo Left him with a permanent limp in one of his legs- After war another solar stone created for the sacrifices- After war the people of Tlatelolco rebelled- Tlatelolco had no Toltec bloodo They plotted a surprise attack to kill AxayacatlThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. The sister of Axayacatl was a wife of the ruler of Tlatelolco and she overheard their plan so she warned the Mexicao The war ended in Axayacatl kicking Maquihuix off the temple and killing him- Sacrifices are made to recreate the sacrifice of the moon- Province of Cotlaxtla rebelled- Aztecs challenged Michoacan empireo Aztecs defeatedo Many killedo The Aztec army was a lot smaller than the michoacan armyo This caused the aztec’s to lose prestige among subordinate provinces- Axayacatl dies after failed flower war- Tizoc takes over after his deatho Inaugural war against Meztitlano Couldn’t conquer the huaxtec’s- Tizco’s rule wasn’t not significant- Ahuizotl takes over after Tizoc is poisonedo Water monster = 8th rulero They were reluctant to appoint him because of his brothers- He wanted to recover their invincibility image- Reconquer what was lost- Inaugural war against otomis in Toluca valley- He was very
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