All 3 Uses of
Aztec Empire
in
Oryx and Crake
- Rome versus the Visigoths, Ancient Egypt versus the Hyksos, Aztecs versus the Spaniards.†
p. 77.9
- That was a cute one, because it was the Aztecs who represented civilization, while the Spaniards were the barbarian hordes.†
p. 77.9 *
- The destruction of the Aztec.†
p. 79.9
Definition:
civilization that ruled what is now Mexico between 1000 and 1519 when they were conquered by Cortes