Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights:#1 The Aztecs rose to power late in the history of Mesoamerica. Other significant cultures such as the Olmecs, the Maya, and the Zapotecs had flourished for over a thousand years before the Aztec Empire was created.#2 The Toltecs were a people who lived in central Mexico. They were displaced by the Mexica, who were a tribe of Nahuatl-speaking people who worshiped the deity Huitzilopochtli. The Aztecs, who were named after their semi-mythical homeland of Aztlan, eventually took over their city.