16.3 vocab S.S. Flashcards
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Quetzalcoatl
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“The Feathered serpent” a god of the Toltecs and other Mesoamericans
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Obsidian
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A hard, glassy volcanic rock used to make sharp weapons
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Triple Alliance
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Aztecs joined in an alliance with two city states, Texcoco and Tlacopan
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Montezuma II
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Under Montezuma, the Aztec Empire began to weaken.