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“The Aztec Empire greatly predates any existing universities.”

The historical timeline runs in the opposite direction. Universities that still exist today, including Bologna and Oxford, were established in the late 11th century, while the Aztec Empire arose much later, with Tenochtitlan founded in 1325 and the empire taking shape in 1428. The claim is therefore not supported by the evidence.

“Oxford University existed before the Aztec Empire.”

Authoritative histories place teaching at Oxford by 1096 and the university’s development in the late 1100s, while the Aztec Empire is generally dated from 1325 or, more narrowly, 1428. Even using Oxford’s later documentary milestones, Oxford still predates the empire by decades to centuries.