Pre-Columbian Americas

Zoe Saadia
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      • Mesoamerica
        • The Pre-Aztec Series
        • The Rise of the Aztecs Series
        • The Aztec Chronicles Series
      • North America
        • People of the Longhouse Series
        • The Peacemaker Series
        • The Mound Builders
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  • Articles
  • North America
    • The Rise of the Iroquois
      • Part I: In the lands of the Crooked Tongues
      • Part II: Across the Great Sparkling Water
      • Part III: Haudenosaunee, the People of the Longhouse
      • Part IV: Back to the other side
    • Historical Fiction and the Eastern Woodlands
      • Historical fiction and the Iroquois
      • Historical fiction and the other side of Lake Ontario
      • Historical Fiction and the Five Nations
      • Historical fiction and the Great League of the Iroquois
      • Historical Fiction and the Mohicans
      • Historical Fiction and the conflict around Lake Ontario
      • Historical Fiction and the Wyandot
      • Historical Fiction and the Long Tails or Erie People
  • Mesoamerica
    • The Rise of the Aztecs
      • Part I: Were they always that powerful?
      • Part II: struggling for independence
      • Part III: Tenochtitlan, The Aztec Capital
      • Part IV: Azcapotzalco, The Tepanec Capital
      • Part V: Texcoco, The Acolhua Capital
      • Part VI: Tipping the Ballance
      • Part VII: Nezahualcoyotl, the heir to Texcoco throne
      • Part VIII: Chimalpopoca, the Third Emperor of Tenochtitlan
      • Part IX: Itzcoatl, the Fourth Emperor of Tenochtitlan
      • Part X: The Final Showdown
      • Part XI: The Triple Alliance
      • Part XII: The New Emperor
    • Tenochtitlan’s Conquests
      • Part XIII: What triggered conflict between Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco
      • Part XIV: The conflict with Tlatelolco intensifies
      • Part XV: The Conquest of Tlatelolco
      • Part XVI: A plea for help from the Toluca Valley
      • Part XVII: Reinforcements from the Otomi north
    • Historical Fiction and the Mexican Valley
      • Historical fiction and the Aztecs
      • Historical fiction and the Highlands
      • Historical fiction and Tenochtitlan
      • Historical fiction and the trouble in the Aztec Capital
      • Historical fiction and the fall of the Tepanec Empire
      • Historical fiction and the trouble in the Acolhua Capital
      • Historical fiction and the true rise of Tenochtitlan
      • Historical fiction and the war on Tlatelolco, part 1
  • Biographies
    • Acamapichtli – the first ruler of Tenochtitlan
    • Huitzilihuitl – the second ruler of Tenochtitlan
    • Tlacaelel – the man who gave the Aztec empire its history
    • Chimalpopoca – the third ruler of Tenochtitlan
    • Itzcoatl – the fourth ruler of Tenochtitlan
    • Axayacatl – the sixth ruler of Tenochtitlan
    • Mocuilxochitzin – the most famous poetess of Tenochtitlan
    • The Great Peacemaker, the founder of the Great League – the Iroquois Confederacy
    • Nezahualcoyotl – the most famous Mesoamerican ruler, part 1, early life
  • Daily Life
    • Ahuitzotl – the Mysterious Creature of the Lake
    • Aztec cuisine
    • Priestly career
    • Military career
    • Army with no Beasts of Burden
    • Take a stroll around Tenochtitlan Zoo
    • School with no Summer Break
    • Throwing Spears
    • Never leave in hunger
    • Would you marry me?
    • The Peach Stone Game
    • Atenaha, the Seed Game that even the deities played
    • The Maple Ceremony
    • Lacrosse – the sacred game to please the creators
    • Dragged to the Aztec law court?
    • Sold into slavery? Not the end of the world
    • Wandering the Aztec marketplace on the market day?
    • Prepared to gamble?
    • Whatever you do, do not drop the ball
    • Bathing once a day or once a month?
  • Historia En El Calmecac

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  • About Me
  • My Books
    Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican and North American novels
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Articles

  • Nezahualcoyotl – the most famous Mesoamerican ruler, part 1, early life
  • Pulque and the four hundred divine yet helplessly drunken rabbits
  • Nahuatl that we speak every day

Biographies

  • The Great Peacemaker
    The founder of the Iroquois Confederacy
  • Tlacaelel
    Who gave the Aztec empire its history
  • Mocuilxochitzin
    The famous poetess of Tenochtitlan
  • Acamapichtli
    The first ruler of Tenochtitlan

North America

  • The Great League of the Iroquois
  • Historical Fiction
    and the Eastern Woodlands
  • Read more:
    Haudenosaunee - The Iroquois, The Wyandot, The Anasazi, The Mohicans, The Great Peacemaker, Lacrosse, and more...

Mesoamerica

  • The Rise of the Aztecs
  • Historical Fiction
    and the Mexican Valley
  • Read more:
    The Aztecs, The Tepanec Empire, Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, Aztec cuisine, Tenochtitlan Zoo, No Summer Break, The Mexican Valley, Nahuatl, and more...

Daily Life

  • Career and law
    Military career, Priestly career, The Aztec law court, No Summer Break, Sold into slavery?
  • Games and sport
    Lacrosse – the sacred game, Throwing Spears, The Peach Stone Game, Atenaha, the Seed Game, Don't drop the ball, Prepared to gamble?
  • Read more...