The Aztecs wandered from place to place but they had no home, but the priests saw a small island in a lake. A small cactus with an eagle holding a snake in its talons was there. The priest said it was a sign from the sun god that they should go and live there. It was marshy, but they were determined to live there, so they made walls and put mud and dirt and stones inside the walls. The drawbridge was logs.
They ate tomatoes, and chocolate made from cacao seeds. They shot birds and ducks and animals for food. They also ate fish eggs, deer, and other animals. They also made cakes from algae. They kidnapped men women and children for sacrifices. They had canals that let water out from the towns foundation. People brought them vegetables, but they usually grew their own on floating mats, and some people built their houses in their floating gardens.
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