CHAPTER I

ANCIENT MEXICO--CLIMATE AND PRODUCTS--PRIMITIVE RACES--AZTEC EMPIRE

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Extent of the Aztec Territory 4 The Hot Region 5 Volcanic Scenery 7 Cordillera of the Andes 8 Table-land in the Days of the Aztecs 9 Valley of Mexico 10 The Toltecs 12 Their mysterious Disappearance 16 Races from the Northwest 17 Their Hostilities 19 Foundation of Mexico 21 Domestic Feuds 22 League of the kindred Tribes 23 Rapid Rise of Mexico 25 Prosperity of the Empire 26 Criticism on Veytia’s History 27

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