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Guided early construction of the city, accomplished a number of local conquests 'Handful of Arrows'  |
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Guided early construction of the city, accomplished a number of local conquests 'Hummingbird Feather'  |
Guided early construction of the city, accomplished a number of local conquests 'Smoking Shield'  |
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Itzcoatl 1428-1440 4 th Ruler
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Established the Aztecs' victorious military program, greatly expanded Aztec empire 'Angry Lord, Archer in the Sky'  |
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Continued to expand the Aztec empire, lost to the fierce Tarascans of Michoacan 'Water Face'  |
Was relatively weak and cowardly in battle, "his life was short and his deeds few," his principal achievement being to initiate a major renovation and expansion of the Templo Mayor complex 'Chalk Leg'  |
Was a fierce warrior, rebuilt the Great Temple, sacrificed 20,000 to 80,000 victims at temple's opening ceremony, empire stretched from coast to coast 'Water Beast'  |
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Spanish destroy the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, Aztec empire ends, Cuauhtemoc hung by Cortes' people  |
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