Who Were the Aztecs?

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Who Were the Aztecs?

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Who Were the Aztecs? Join us today as we learn about one of the greatest ancient civilizations, the Aztec Empire.
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Greenberg, Imogen, and Isabel Greenberg. The Aztec Empire. Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2017.
Tieck, Sarah. Aztec. Big Buddy Books, an Imprint of Abdo Publishing, 2015.
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