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The Aztec Society and Culture
Kirsten Cabacungan, Wren Osler, and Anna Whelan
Tenochtitlan
Lake Texcoco
Chinampas
Expansion:
Triple
Alliance
The Marketplace
Pilli vs. Macehualli
Population
Religion:
The
beliefs
and gods
of the
Aztecs
Hundreds of
Gods Each
with Different
Roles
Huitzilopochtli:
God of War and God of Sun
Quetzalcoatl: God of Life and Wind
Tlaloc: God of Rain
Xipe Totec:
God of
Springtime and
Regrowth
Human Sacrifice
Children's Tears Bring Rain
Agricultural Calendar
Religious Calendar
14 February – 5 March
Sacrifice children to Tlaloc
(God of Rain)
Equinox
All male
Religious Duty
Sacrifice prisoners
Pipiltin
Macuahuitl
Spaniards