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The Aztec Indians, who are known for their domination of southern and central Mexico, ruled between the 14th and 16th centuries. They built a great empire and developed very modernized ways of doing things. They had phenomenal architectural skills and waterway systems. The Aztec Indians also had very developed social class and government systems and practiced a form of religion. In addition they were a very wealthy peoples, with many of their possessions made of gold and/or other exotic metals. But greatness always has a beginning. Of course, it has to start somewhere. It is said that the Aztec Priest Quauhcoatl prophesized what it would take for the Aztec to achieve greatness. “You have seen all that there is there down in the reeds...but listen; there is still another thing that you have not seen. Go at once and seek the tenochtli catcus upon which an eagle