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Get the Top Five Facts about The Aztec Civilization. Top Five on the FLY - Facts and Fun! Homework and shopping help, urban myths and funny facts - everything you need to know summarized in a list of five. 1. The Aztec empire was located in and around the Valley of Mexico, the site of modern Mexico City. 2. The Aztecs arrived around 1200 A.D and had been a poor, nomadic people from northern Mexico. 3. In 1428, the Aztecs joined with Texcoco and Tlacopan to form the Triple Alliance. 4. Aztecs were very religious and worshipped close to 1,000 gods including the Sun God Huitzilopochtli. 5. Human sacrifice was practiced on a massive scale. They believed that the Sun God needed human blood to battle the forces of evil and make the sun rise.