Rise & Fall of the Aztec Empire

<p>What made the Aztecs one of the most sophisticated empires of their age? How widespread was human sacrifice? And what brought about their fall from power?</p><br><p>Our guest today is Dr. Camilla Townsend, author of <em>Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs</em>, to talk us through the rise of the Aztec Empire and the 16th century Spanish conquest.</p><br><p>Produced by Tomos Delargy. Edited by Tim Arstall. Senior Producer was Freddy Chick.</p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <u><a href="historyhit.com/subscribe"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">historyhit.com/subscribe</a></u>;. </p><br><p><u>You can take part in our listener survey<a href="surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here</a>.</u></p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><br><p>American History Hit is a History Hit podcast.</p><br><p><strong>History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™</strong></p>

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