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Oxford University was founded earlier than the Aztec Empire began
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Evidence shows that Oxford University had teaching as early as 1096, whereas the Aztec Empire began much later (with Tenochtitlan founded in the late 12th or early 13th century, and the Triple Alliance forming in 1428).

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Wikipedia: University of Oxford
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OpenAIRE: THE COST OF COURAGE IN AZTEC SOCIETY *
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Item 12 states the city of Tenochtitlan was founded less than 200 years before 1519 (late 12th/13th century).
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  1. Wikipedia: University of Oxfordreferencesupports
  2. Houghton Mifflin: The earth and its peoples : a global historyreferencesame source L2no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  3. Cengage Learning [distributor]: The Earth and its peoples : a global history. Volume 2referenceno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  4. Houghton Mifflin: The earth and its peoples : a global historyreferencesame source L2no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  5. Houghton Mifflin: The earth and its peoples : a global historyreferencesame source L2no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  6. Houghton Mifflin: The earth and its peoples : a global historyreferencesame source L2no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  7. Research and Education Association: The Best test preparation for the GRE (graduate record examination) in historyreferenceno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  8. Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic: The earth and its peoples a global historyreferenceno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  9. St. Martin's Press: The New York times guide to essential knowledge : a desk reference for the curious mindreferenceno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  10. Wikisource: The Conquest of Mexico/Volume 1/Book 1/Chapter 4referencesame source L7no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  11. Wikisource: The Conquest of Mexico/Volume 1/Notes To Volume 1referencesame source L7no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  12. Wikisource: The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Inscriptionsreferencesame source L7no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  13. OpenAIRE: THE COST OF COURAGE IN AZTEC SOCIETY *peer-reviewedsupports
  14. evening star (washington, d.c.) 1854-1972: evening star (washington, d.c.) 1854-1972referencesame source L9no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  15. evening star (washington, d.c.) 1854-1972: evening star (washington, d.c.) 1854-1972referencesame source L9no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  16. the sun (new york [n.y.]) 1833-1916: the sun (new york [n.y.]) 1833-1916referencesame source L9no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  17. chicago daily tribune (chicago, ill.) 1872-1963: chicago daily tribune (chicago, ill.) 1872-1963referencesame source L9no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  18. the birmingham age-herald (birmingham, ala.) 1902-1950: the birmingham age-herald (birmingham, ala.) 1902-1950referencesame source L9no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
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