According to legend, the Aztecs, who called themselves the Mexica, spent years wandering central Mexico in search of a homeland. In 1325 AD, the Aztecs founded their new capital Tenochtitlan (Moctezuma, 9). Years later, the Aztecs began to build their famous empire. The Aztec Empire was made up of the Triple Alliance: Tenochtitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan (Moctezuma, 55). Agriculture was the basis of the Aztec economy, but conquest and warfare lead to economic expansion and the accumulation of tribute from conquered cities (Moctezuma, 21). War was vital, as it maintained and expanded the economic and religious foundations (Moctezuma, 55). Aztec warriors were the driving force behind much of the success of the Aztec empire due to their training, weapons, guards, sacrifices, and combat. Aztec military training begins when a male child is twenty days old. There are two separate military training schools, Telpochcalli and Calmecac, whichever school the child entered was heavily asset burdened. Common people usually went to Telpochcalli, to become soldiers, or to Calmecac, to become priests. Nobles (privileged status by inheritance) could become priests, political or military leaders in Calmecac, which involved rigorous training of the intellect and training taught to telpochcalli. From here the young men trained until they were ready to be sponsored by veteran warriors who would take them into battle and watch over them. Young people experienced war early on to learn to bravely face death on the battlefield. War offered ordinary people an opportunity for social advancement. Achievements on the battlefield would offer elevation of social status, honor, and material rewards. A distinct military cure... in the center of the card... featuring the Aztec gods). The eagle represented images of the sun as it descended and the jaguar represented the death of the sun (when the sun was not present in the sky). “This solar association refers to the primary function of the Aztec warrior, acquiring victims to feed the sun” (Pasztory, 82). Ixcahuac, obsidian stone knives, are found in the Museo Nacional de Antropoligia, Mexico. The Atlatl Azec are found in the Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico, two feet long and an inch and a half thick, with a hook at the upper end (Hassig, 76). Darts used with the atlatl, where they were made of wood and the butts were feathered, would have been fire-hardened and had tips of obsidian, fishbone, copper, or flint. Stone carvings of a warrior with atlatl, dart and shield originating from Tenochtitlan, Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico, (Hassig, 78).