Aztecs Inca Symbolism

The Aztec was a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. They called themselves Mexica. The Republic of Mexico and its capital, Mexico City wanted to be called “Mexica”. I chose this culture because The Aztec nation is one of the largest and most advanced Indian nations to have ever existed on earth. Nearly every part of the

The Aztec civilization was a very complex society that was feared and known well for their various gory sacrifices done to please their many gods in their polytheistic religion. The much feared civilization began by the exile of one of the two Toltec leaders, which lead to the decline of the Toltec state that was later replaced by Mexica, or the Aztecs. According to the Aztecs, the land chosen to build their main city was chosen by the portrayal of an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its mouth. Through military might, the Aztecs managed to become the most powerful civilization in the mid-fourteenth century. They maintained their power through military might and the fear they caused other civilizations because of the human

Aztec practice religions of many gods. They had sun gods. Two of the sun gods were Ehecatl and Huitzilopochtli. The Aztec believed that if you added his or her blood they would come back to life. Also, they repaid people by sacrificing. The two things they feared most was natural and the world ending. For example, they thought that the world was going to in 52 years. They thought there was 13 layers in heavens and 9 layers in the underworld.

For many years The Aztec Empire was able to rule all of Mexico by killing and destroying everything on their path. This group of people, who was known to be the “The Mexica”, was hardly able to survive by eating snakes and other small mammals. However, the Aztecs overcame those troubles and became a successful tribe, in which their ultimate goal was to be the most dominant. This tribe was considered to be more advance and successful than other people do to the brilliant way they build their cities, temple and pyramids. In addition, it was believed that they had great communication skills and strong religious beliefs. Although, the Aztec had many skills and where considered to be bright human beings, it was still not enough to defeat the Spanish conquistadors who had arrived in Mexico. Finally, this powerful tribe had conquer and remain in power for so many years, which leads to the question what went wrong. In this essay it will explain the Aztec’s history as well as the mistakes that leaded to their mistakes.

It was a 365 day timetable like the one utilized today. The Mayans are known for their immense pyramidal sanctuaries. They had constructed such ventured pyramids since they felt it got them nearer to Heaven. Over it, they would hold customs. While the Incas might not have been as logically progressed as the Mayans, they were still extremely gifted in design too.

Another well known accomplishment of the Maya was their calendar. Their calendar was split up into three parts. Tzolkin wich has 260 days. The second calendar is named Haab. Haab shows the 18 months. Each month has 20 days, except the last month Wayb’ has five days. This month is considered unlucky. The final calendar is called the long count is shows the number

     I found many interesting facts during this study, and the most interesting fact, which I found was one of the Aztecs ancient beliefs. The Aztecs said that where they would find an eagle on a cactus with a snake in its mouth, which is where they would build their city. (Stuart, 69.) They found a snake on a cactus with a eagle in its mouth and built their city on it. The city was named Tenochit. This tremendous city was their home, and in the center they had Pyramids where they would make their sacrifices for their gods. This city is now what makes the heart of the huge capital of Mexico, Mexico City. And the emblem in which the Aztecs had pictured of an eagle on a cactus with a snake in its mouth can now be found on the flag of Mexico.

The Aztec calendar consisted consisted of two aspects that when combined worked towards the 52 year cycle, which in our time is equal to a century. The first aspect was a 260 day cycle meant for counting days while the second was a 365 day cycle that was for counting years, they worked together like two wheels. The 260 day cycle is used for divination and forms an almanac which is made up of 20 groups of days with names or numbers. After going through the full 260 day cycle the calendar would be reset. The numbered and named days would also be replaced with a new combination. Each combination had their own meaning which is why the 260 day aspect was used for divination and acted as an almanac. The 365 day cycle was used for the cycle of seasonal festivals and was divided up into 18 months consisted of 20 days of the 260 day cycle. Every 365 day cycle was given a name with it’s own meaning. Depending on the combination the festivals could be directed towards a multitude of things. As said by Richard F. Townsend “As mentioned above, there was an annual cycle of 18 festivals associated with the eighteen veintena “months” of the 365-day solar year. These festivals were basically of three types: those directed to mountains and water in order to ensure rain; those directed to the earth, the sun, and maize, to ensure fertility, those directed to special deities, particularly those identified as patrons of different community groups or of the community as a whole.” (The AZTECS,

Many think the Mayan calendars solely predicted the end of the world. However, there are many other things to learn about the Mayan calendars. The Mayans of Guatemala were educated people that had many different dating systems. They used glyphs and the sky to help them tell time. Although one common interest is the long count calendar, which predicted the 2012 hysteria, the Tzolkin and Haab calendar worked together to create the Calendar Round. The Mayans also used the sky to give them the Lunar Series, and this also gave them another way to tell time. Overall, the Mayan culture uses many different types of dating systems, including the Calendar Round, the Long Count Calendar, and the Lunar Series to help them tell time. These calendars gave

To get you started let me tell you what there two calendars are. There is the ritual calendar and the solar calendar. The ritual calendar involves religious and sacrificing days. The calendars were a very important achievement in their lifetime. They did although get the calendar from the Olmec. The Maya were smart in being able to detect the rainy, snow, and nice season. The Maya are very smart, sometimes

Moreover, Karl A Taube (1902), also conducted an exploration on the Temple of Quetzalcoatl in Teotihuacan. In this study, Taube is concerned with the iconographic meaning of the Old Temple. Iconography is a representation of art images, and it also represents religion and ceremonies (Taube1902). As well as the s cultural format. In his article, he argues that the Old Temple be associated with war and the individuals buried in this site are warriors. Individual discovered in this site, mention about by Saburo Sugiyama (1989), were all around the same age and all males, Taube 1992 identify this date as males in the soldier age.

colors are said to symbolize the Incas and their lasting impact on the country. Also, red and white are the colors chosen by Jose de San Martin, The Liberator. The coat of arms (not shown on the national flag) features a llama and chichona tree, important symbols of Peru, and a centered cornucopia representing

The mayan calendar was amazing considering their time and utensils, I know this because the mayan calendar had 365 days in a year and it ended on December 21, 2012. The mayan calendar consisted of three corresponding calendars. The calendars are long count, tzolkin, and haab. Each one has different events like long count is for the whole year or everything, tzolkin is for divine calendar, and haab is for civil calendar.

These calculations allowed the Maya to create their solar calendar of 365 days. Recall that they also had a sacred 260-day calendar. Every 52 years, the first date in both calendars fell on the

Back in the day calendars were all used the same but they all had different predictions on how the days, months, and years work. The Egyptians were about how they used the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Stars to measure the time. The Mayan thought that the world was going to end in 2012 of December which was wrong, so everybody had a different idea of how the calendar works.