The Aztec Empire Falls
In A.D. 1521 the peoples who were ruled by the Aztecs grew tired of the treatment they received at their taskmasters hands. The Aztecs required all conquered peoples to pay heavy and burdensome taxes. They also often sacrificed their men to the Aztec gods as part of their religious practices.
In this year these people joined forces with the Spanish explorers, who had arrived in the region, and attacked the Aztec capital. They were quickly able to overthrow the Aztec Empire.
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The Mesopotamians were the first people to keep records of lunar eclipses, beginning in 2200 B.C.
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