Aztecs Control Central Mexico
... stretched to Central America. Obsidian was its most valuable trade item. Obsidian was used to make weapons. By 750 Teotihuacan was gone. ...
... stretched to Central America. Obsidian was its most valuable trade item. Obsidian was used to make weapons. By 750 Teotihuacan was gone. ...
Chapter 7-Aztec Gods with assignment
... become the sun. Not one, but two gods volunteered - the rich Tecuciztecatl and the poor Nanauatzin. At midnight, after five days of preparing to be sacrificed, they were taken to a terrible fire. Tecuciztecatl was told to throw himself into the flames. Four times he tried, but each time the flames d ...
... become the sun. Not one, but two gods volunteered - the rich Tecuciztecatl and the poor Nanauatzin. At midnight, after five days of preparing to be sacrificed, they were taken to a terrible fire. Tecuciztecatl was told to throw himself into the flames. Four times he tried, but each time the flames d ...
Chapter 16, Section 2
... Religion & Warfare Cortes Conquers the Aztecs Worshipped many gods In the late 1400s, Spanish arrived (polytheists) who they in the Americas believed controlled both In 1519, a group of conquistadors nature & human activities reached Mexico to claim land, To please the gods, they look for go ...
... Religion & Warfare Cortes Conquers the Aztecs Worshipped many gods In the late 1400s, Spanish arrived (polytheists) who they in the Americas believed controlled both In 1519, a group of conquistadors nature & human activities reached Mexico to claim land, To please the gods, they look for go ...
Aztec Empire - SeniorReligion
... A Brief Background • The Aztecs referred to themselves as Mexica • Huitzilopochtli, told them to settle on the site where they witnessed an eagle on a cactus devouring a serpent. • They named that land Tenochtitlan, present day Mexico City ...
... A Brief Background • The Aztecs referred to themselves as Mexica • Huitzilopochtli, told them to settle on the site where they witnessed an eagle on a cactus devouring a serpent. • They named that land Tenochtitlan, present day Mexico City ...
Engineering an Empire: The Aztecs
... city, Mexico City, was built on top of it. 6. The Aztec capital was modeled after Teotihuacan, the City of the Gods. 7. Since there was no foundation to build on the Aztecs drove wooden pylons deep into the ground to serve as a foundation. 8. Aztecs used causeways to connect their floating city to t ...
... city, Mexico City, was built on top of it. 6. The Aztec capital was modeled after Teotihuacan, the City of the Gods. 7. Since there was no foundation to build on the Aztecs drove wooden pylons deep into the ground to serve as a foundation. 8. Aztecs used causeways to connect their floating city to t ...
Central and South America
... Often a whole area of a city would be dedicated to religious activities. Some monuments would be made to specific gods. Some were built for specific celebrations. The buildings you probably associate with the Aztec religion are the great pyramids. These were four sided, stable structures that can wi ...
... Often a whole area of a city would be dedicated to religious activities. Some monuments would be made to specific gods. Some were built for specific celebrations. The buildings you probably associate with the Aztec religion are the great pyramids. These were four sided, stable structures that can wi ...
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 ...
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... in your mind, that these idols of yours are not gods, but evil things that are called devils, and so that you may know it and all your priests may see it clearly, do me the favour to approve of my placing a cross here on the top of this tower . . . and you will see by the fear in which these Idols h ...
... in your mind, that these idols of yours are not gods, but evil things that are called devils, and so that you may know it and all your priests may see it clearly, do me the favour to approve of my placing a cross here on the top of this tower . . . and you will see by the fear in which these Idols h ...
What was the Aztec Empire like?
... He was a conquering king who often went to war with his neighbours. He kept the gods on his side by making human sacrifices to the gods. ...
... He was a conquering king who often went to war with his neighbours. He kept the gods on his side by making human sacrifices to the gods. ...
Aztecs - Christian Brothers High School
... Mexico City) • Tribute- money paid to the Aztecs by conquered people • Chinampas- man made islands on top of reed mats; floating gardens ...
... Mexico City) • Tribute- money paid to the Aztecs by conquered people • Chinampas- man made islands on top of reed mats; floating gardens ...
Aztec Civilization
... Huitzilopochtli, the sun God Fought with darkness each night to raise the sun No promise the sun would win and rise Sacrifice ensured sun ...
... Huitzilopochtli, the sun God Fought with darkness each night to raise the sun No promise the sun would win and rise Sacrifice ensured sun ...
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. ...
Pre-Columbian Civilizations in the Americas
... Rise of Aztecs Toltecs collapsed by 1150 Aztecs (Mexica) arrive by 14th century Founded Tenochtitlan ...
... Rise of Aztecs Toltecs collapsed by 1150 Aztecs (Mexica) arrive by 14th century Founded Tenochtitlan ...
aztec human sacrifices
... were offered to the gods as human sacrifices. A grand festival would be celebrated at the main temple and the main priest would conduct the loud and lavish ceremony. Human sacrifices were not the only offerings the Aztecs made to their gods. They also presented them with other things they valued, fr ...
... were offered to the gods as human sacrifices. A grand festival would be celebrated at the main temple and the main priest would conduct the loud and lavish ceremony. Human sacrifices were not the only offerings the Aztecs made to their gods. They also presented them with other things they valued, fr ...
Chapter 9 PowerPoint
... • Where? – Mesoamerica – Gulf Coast of Mexico • When? – 1500 to 400 BC • Why? First civilization in the Americas. ...
... • Where? – Mesoamerica – Gulf Coast of Mexico • When? – 1500 to 400 BC • Why? First civilization in the Americas. ...
Codex Mendoza Pic and Explanation
... What is the Codex Mendoza? The Codex Mendoza is a pictographic book created in 1542CE, about 20 years after Spanish conquest of Mesoamerica. The Viceroy of New Spain, Antonio de Mendoza, likely ordered it to be written to record the cultural traditions of the Aztecs prior to Spanish invasion. The co ...
... What is the Codex Mendoza? The Codex Mendoza is a pictographic book created in 1542CE, about 20 years after Spanish conquest of Mesoamerica. The Viceroy of New Spain, Antonio de Mendoza, likely ordered it to be written to record the cultural traditions of the Aztecs prior to Spanish invasion. The co ...
aztec gods - Primary Resources
... goddesses, each of whom ruled one or more human activities or as aspects of nature e.g. sun, rain. • They believe that everything in life is controlled by the gods, they bring good things, such as rain to make the crops grow, but also bad things like disease, drought and bad luck. ...
... goddesses, each of whom ruled one or more human activities or as aspects of nature e.g. sun, rain. • They believe that everything in life is controlled by the gods, they bring good things, such as rain to make the crops grow, but also bad things like disease, drought and bad luck. ...
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... “The promised Land” • Tenoch (1325-1375) – chief told to go to Lake Texcoco, look for an eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus with a snake in its beak • Build the capital; make sacrifices ...
... “The promised Land” • Tenoch (1325-1375) – chief told to go to Lake Texcoco, look for an eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus with a snake in its beak • Build the capital; make sacrifices ...
The Aztecs Control Central America
... • Major role in Aztec society • Over 1,000 gods • Public ceremonies and festivals – Priests make offerings, ritual dramas, songs, dance by masked performers ...
... • Major role in Aztec society • Over 1,000 gods • Public ceremonies and festivals – Priests make offerings, ritual dramas, songs, dance by masked performers ...
Templo Mayor
The Templo Mayor (Spanish for ""Great Temple"") was one of the main temples of the Aztecs in their capital city of Tenochtitlan, which is now Mexico City. Its architectural style belongs to the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerica. The temple was called the huei teocalli [ˈwei teoˈkalːi] in the Nahuatl language and dedicated simultaneously to two gods, Huitzilopochtli, god of war, and Tlaloc, god of rain and agriculture, each of which had a shrine at the top of the pyramid with separate staircases. The spire in the center of the image to the right was devoted to Quetzalcoatl in his form as the wind god, Ehecatl. The Great Temple devoted to Huiztilopochtli and Tlaloc, measuring approximately 100 by 80 m (328 by 262 ft) at its base, dominated the Sacred Precinct. Construction of the first temple began sometime after 1325, and it was rebuilt six times after that. The temple was destroyed by the Spanish in 1521. The modern-day archeological site lies just to the northeast of the Zocalo, or main plaza of Mexico City, in the block between Seminario and Justo Sierra streets.The site is part of the Historic Center of Mexico City, which was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1987.