
9. The Aztecs - A Clash of Worlds
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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The Valley of Mexico
The earliest humans in the valley of mexico were hunter gatherers. They found vast herds of mammoths roaming the pine forests bordering lake tesh coco, and over the next millennia, hunted them to extinction. Various cultures made their home here over the millennia, coalescing into larger and larger settlements. And by the year 12 hundred b c, a number of large ges began to rise around the valley. In the early centuries of the first millennium, the valley began to be home to some of the first cities. One would soon rise to unprecedented size and power.
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