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The Aztecs were
transformed by
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the process of
expansion and
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conquest from an
association of
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clans to a
stratified society under
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a powerful ruler.
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Central to the
changes was
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Tlacaelel, an
important official
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serving rulers
between 1427 and
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1480.
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The Aztecs
developed a self-
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image as a people
chosen to
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serve the gods.
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