aztec gods - Primary Resources
... • Your task is to create an Aztec god of your own. Remember that they had a god or goddess to represent everything. • Describe what it is they represent and this can be more than one thing. • Describe what they look like and what the things they hold or wear represent (this should be to do with what ...
... • Your task is to create an Aztec god of your own. Remember that they had a god or goddess to represent everything. • Describe what it is they represent and this can be more than one thing. • Describe what they look like and what the things they hold or wear represent (this should be to do with what ...
The Aztec
... • Texcatlipoca = “Smoking Mirror,” supreme power • Xochiquetzal = (Goddess) Pregnancy, weaving • Tlazolteotl = (Goddess) Carnal love, sin, filth • Mixcoatl = Patron of Chichimecas • Huitzilopochtli = War & sun • Quetzalcoatl = Wind • Tlaloc = Rain ...
... • Texcatlipoca = “Smoking Mirror,” supreme power • Xochiquetzal = (Goddess) Pregnancy, weaving • Tlazolteotl = (Goddess) Carnal love, sin, filth • Mixcoatl = Patron of Chichimecas • Huitzilopochtli = War & sun • Quetzalcoatl = Wind • Tlaloc = Rain ...
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... each night and was re-born each morning • Human sacrifices insured sun’s victory thus rise ...
... each night and was re-born each morning • Human sacrifices insured sun’s victory thus rise ...
The Aztecs Applying G.R.A.P.E.S.
... on a small island in Lake Texcoco. They built the city of Tenochtitlan, now present day Mexico City. The land was swampy, so they built chinampas or raised garden beds. ...
... on a small island in Lake Texcoco. They built the city of Tenochtitlan, now present day Mexico City. The land was swampy, so they built chinampas or raised garden beds. ...
Aztec gods - Primary Resources
... He is the wind god and also the god of knowledge. He wears the mask of a serpent’s head and a hat decorated with the feathers of a quetzal bird. He is usually a friend to the people. He has taught them many skills, such as picture writing, art and science. He is shown with a beard to represent age o ...
... He is the wind god and also the god of knowledge. He wears the mask of a serpent’s head and a hat decorated with the feathers of a quetzal bird. He is usually a friend to the people. He has taught them many skills, such as picture writing, art and science. He is shown with a beard to represent age o ...
How did the Culture of the Aztec Reflect their
... and the Emperor’s palace received the most attention and were the largest buildings •Most of their ideas were borrowed from the Toltec and Teotihuacan societies but the Aztec were the first to put two temples with two sets of stairs on their ...
... and the Emperor’s palace received the most attention and were the largest buildings •Most of their ideas were borrowed from the Toltec and Teotihuacan societies but the Aztec were the first to put two temples with two sets of stairs on their ...
Aztec Civilization
... According to Aztec legend… The gods had told them to search for an eagle perched atop a cactus holding a snake in its beak. They finally saw the sign on a swampy island in Lake Texcoco. Once settled, the Aztecs shifted from hunting to farming. Slowly, they built the city of Tenochtitlán, on the sit ...
... According to Aztec legend… The gods had told them to search for an eagle perched atop a cactus holding a snake in its beak. They finally saw the sign on a swampy island in Lake Texcoco. Once settled, the Aztecs shifted from hunting to farming. Slowly, they built the city of Tenochtitlán, on the sit ...
Aztec socieytsect2y
... • New kings had to go to war to prove his military skills and win a tribute • The kings had four military advisors and one prime minister • Judges, clerks, and tax collectors were under royal advisors • They maintained control through war, tribute, and sacrifice ...
... • New kings had to go to war to prove his military skills and win a tribute • The kings had four military advisors and one prime minister • Judges, clerks, and tax collectors were under royal advisors • They maintained control through war, tribute, and sacrifice ...
The Aztecs
... Migrants from the north “Aztlan” One of seven Chichimecan tribes Mexica vs. Aztec Looking for eagle with serpent ...
... Migrants from the north “Aztlan” One of seven Chichimecan tribes Mexica vs. Aztec Looking for eagle with serpent ...
Aztec Empire 1200-1521
... perched on a prickly pear cactus, eating a snake. This vision indicated that this was the location where they were to build their home. The Mexicas eventually arrived on a small swampy island in Lake Texcoco where they founded the town of Tenochtitlan in 1325. ...
... perched on a prickly pear cactus, eating a snake. This vision indicated that this was the location where they were to build their home. The Mexicas eventually arrived on a small swampy island in Lake Texcoco where they founded the town of Tenochtitlan in 1325. ...
Aztec religion
... Death was a key element in the perpetuation of creation. Therefore gods and humans alike had the responsibility of sacrificing themselves for life to continue. The Aztec’s believed there had been Five suns or five worlds. The first four were destroyed. Nanahuatzin, "the pimpled one", self sacrificed ...
... Death was a key element in the perpetuation of creation. Therefore gods and humans alike had the responsibility of sacrificing themselves for life to continue. The Aztec’s believed there had been Five suns or five worlds. The first four were destroyed. Nanahuatzin, "the pimpled one", self sacrificed ...
Huitzilopochtli told the Mexica that when they saw
... Teotihuacán – “Place of the Gods” • During their expansion, the Aztecs discovered an empty city in ruins. – Believed it was the birthplace of their gods. – Gave it the name Teotihuacan. • “Place of the Gods.” • Becomes a sacred site. ...
... Teotihuacán – “Place of the Gods” • During their expansion, the Aztecs discovered an empty city in ruins. – Believed it was the birthplace of their gods. – Gave it the name Teotihuacan. • “Place of the Gods.” • Becomes a sacred site. ...
Aztecs - Christian Brothers High School
... Aztec Society • One single ruler was elected by priests, nobles, and military leaders. • Hierarchy ...
... Aztec Society • One single ruler was elected by priests, nobles, and military leaders. • Hierarchy ...
Emperor
... across the heavens each day. • Compared this to their battles calling themselves “warriors of the sun”. • Believed the sun god required human sacrifices in order to rise each day. • Sacrificed thousands of captives each year. ...
... across the heavens each day. • Compared this to their battles calling themselves “warriors of the sun”. • Believed the sun god required human sacrifices in order to rise each day. • Sacrificed thousands of captives each year. ...
Templo Mayor - Issaquah Connect
... city was built on swampy ground, the temples would often sink and needed to be repaired and built up over the years. The temple itself was the main religious building of the capitol city, and it had two shrines on the top - one to Huitzilopochtli and one to Tlaloc. Huitzilopochtli (Hummingbird of th ...
... city was built on swampy ground, the temples would often sink and needed to be repaired and built up over the years. The temple itself was the main religious building of the capitol city, and it had two shrines on the top - one to Huitzilopochtli and one to Tlaloc. Huitzilopochtli (Hummingbird of th ...
Aztec Notes
... The Legend •The Aztecs moved south until they saw the_________________ __________________________________ c. 1325 •Built _________________ (Mexico City) in the early 1400’s The Empire •By 1500, the Aztec empire covered most of present day ________ •The Aztecs ________________ neighboring tribes •The ...
... The Legend •The Aztecs moved south until they saw the_________________ __________________________________ c. 1325 •Built _________________ (Mexico City) in the early 1400’s The Empire •By 1500, the Aztec empire covered most of present day ________ •The Aztecs ________________ neighboring tribes •The ...
Aztec religion
The Aztec religion is the Mesoamerican religion of the Aztecs. Like other Mesoamerican religions, it had elements of human sacrifice in connection with a large number of religious festivals which were held according to patterns of the Aztec calendar. It had a large and ever increasing pantheon; the Aztecs would often adopt deities of other geographic regions or peoples into their own religious practice. Aztec cosmology divided the world into upper and nether worlds, each associated with a specific set of deities and astronomical objects. Important in Aztec religion were the sun, moon and the planet Venus—all of which held different symbolic and religious meanings and were connected to deities and geographical places.Large parts of the Aztec pantheon were inherited from previous Mesoamerican civilizations and others, such as Tlaloc, Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca, were venerated by different names in most cultures throughout the history of Mesoamerica. For the Aztecs especially important deities were Tlaloc the god of rain, Huitzilopochtli the patron god of the Mexica tribe, Quetzalcoatl the culture hero and god of civilization and order, and Tezcatlipoca the god of destiny and fortune, connected with war and sorcery. Each of these gods had their own temples within the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan—Tlaloc and Huitzilopochtli were both worshipped at the Templo Mayor, and a third monument in the plaza before the Templo Mayor is thought to have been a shrine devoted to the wind god Ehecatl, known to be an aspect of Quetzalcoatl. A common Aztec religious practice was the recreation of the divine: Mythological events would be ritually recreated and living persons would impersonate specific deities and be revered as a god—and often ritually sacrificed.