How The Aztecs Build Reputation

The government was built up from a family unit. At first families didn’t all individually own their own land but they were owned by several groups of families. They then set up a school which was known as telpochcalli which was made for all common families. Priests had a lot of power in society. Though they provided proper leadership they weren’t automatically put in government type positions. In the mid 1400s the three most powerful city-states had created a triple alliance inside of central Mexico. They included the cities of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan and they dominated central Mexico and soon Tenochtitlan dominated the Aztec Empire. The Aztecs did not have any iron or bronze to make tools and/or their weapons. They had to find other ways in order to create good quality and effective tools. They created tools made of stone or copper. Their technology was so advanced that they were able to make drills. They were so advanced that they were familiar with wheels but it was only used in toys. They didn’t have any animals to transport them places so they used canoes to transport themselves through the many canals, lakes, and other waterways that were in the valley of Mexico. In 1519 the Spaniards landed in what is now known as Veracruz. The Aztec people invited them in kindly. Hernan Cortes showed a lot of power over them. He along with his fellow Spaniards brought disease which wiped out a lot of the

The Aztecs, the people of the sun, people of reason and the people of knowledge. The Aztecs knew the land; they were one with the earth using the stars for direction and time telling and the earth as a producer of life. The universe was sacred, it was to be preserved, treated and used as a source of life because for the Aztecs the sun was life, they are the people of the sun. Conquering was very important to the Aztecs; they were warriors, strong ones who trained their men at a young age to protect what they have constructed. The Aztecs were led by a king, the king loved his people and was a divine ruler who was sent by their gods, one of which is Huitzilopochtli who is mentioned numerous times throughout the

     The Aztecs were an American Indian people who ruled a mighty empire in Mexico from the 1400's to the 1500's. The Aztecs had one of the most advanced civilizations in the Americas and built cities as large as any in Europe at that time. They also practiced a remarkable religion that affected every part of their lives and featured human sacrifice. The Aztecs built towering temples, created huge sculptures, and held impressive ceremonies all for the purpose of worshipping their gods. The Spaniards destroyed their magnificent empire in the year 1521, but the Aztecs left a lasting mark on Mexican life and culture .

Miguel Leon-Portilla author of Broken Spears- The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico, tells the story of the Spanish conquest over the Aztecs from the Aztec point of view. It is more familiar in history that the Spanish led by Hernan Cortez defeated the Aztecs with a powerful army and established an easy victory all while having intentions to gain power and greed. However, Leon-Portilla focuses on the Aztec Empire and their story. Leon-Portilla does a great job giving readers the real occurrences and events from Aztec members. This paper argues that history must be told from all sides. It is more common to hear about the Spanish conquest

The Aztecs were a ancient civilization who ruled an empire in the region of mesoamerica between 1325 A.D and 1521 . From their capital city of tenochtitlan, presently the site of modern - day Mexico City, the Aztecs had many achievements. Two things they were most know for is Agriculture and Human sacrifice, which was very unique. However, historians should emphasize the role of Human Sacrifice in Aztec culture."

In the book Daily Life of The Aztecs On the Eve of the Spanish Conquest by Jacques Soustelle you are walked through what life was like for the Aztecs. You are in 16th Century Mexico, or to them Mexico-Tenochtilan. Soustelle does an excellent job immediately putting you in character with the introduction of the book. The book is broken down into seven different main chapters detailing major aspects of the Aztecs lives in the late 1500’s. You learn about where they lived, to the wars they fought, and what life was like for them from birth to death. In this paper I will further discuss four topics that were very crucial in the daily lives of the Aztecs. I will help you find a better understanding in their daily life as well as the many changes they migrated through over time. The four topics I will be discussing are: 1. Culture and Customs of the Aztecs 2. Civilization vs Barbarism 3. Art and Architecture 4. Education and Home Life.

The second interesting thing about the Aztecs is their empire. Many years after the Mexica people first built their proud city, Tenochtitlan (later to become Mexico City), they formed an alliance with two other cities - Texcoco (Tetzcoco) and Tlacopan. This Triple Alliance was to rule the Valley of Mexico until the

The Aztecs practiced religion of many gods. They worship gods. The Aztecs gods are Tlaloe-rain god, Quetzalcoatl-feathered sepert god, Tezcatlipoca-supreme god, Xipe Toltec-god of springs, Xiuhtechti-god of fire, Xochipilli-god of summertime, Mictlunechuhti-god of dead, Coatlical-earth mother goddess. Also, Xochipilli is one of the gods he has a statue of a man sitting. The Aztecs are a symbol of spiritual and national unity. Also, the gods are divided into 3 groups sky, celestial beings, and rain agriculture. Their temple was called Temple Mayor.

During what is to be believed around 15,000 years ago, civilization was starting to develop around North and South America. One of the last societies to arise were the Aztecs. The Aztecs originated from groups of people that were migrating from a lake named, Aztlan, towards the valley of Mexico. They transformed from just a small group of explores into a successful empire during this time. Aztecs had a very unique culture, their religion influenced most of their life. Their religion was expressed through their rituals, everyday life, and art. Even before they settled down, the Aztecs depended on their Gods to guide them to choose the perfect location for them. That is an illustration of how much the trusted and respected their Gods.

Both the Aztec empire and the Inca empire thought of the god that represented the sun

The Aztec religion believed that several worlds existed before the world that we live in today. The called this series of world the “Four Suns”, and believe that the one that we currently live is considered to be the fifth sun. The Aztecs believe that 2 beings were the basis for all actuality and existence. One consisted of how the gods originated. One god was Ometecuhtli, who was considered to be the lord of duality.

The Aztecs worshipped many gods.Two of the gods were huitzilopochtli and quetzalcoatl.The Aztecs practiced human sacrifice

The religion of the Aztec, including their beliefs, customs and religions, acted as a tremendous influence on their government, economy, and culture. Religion was the foundation for the infamous culture of the Aztec Civilization. Through ceremonies of sacrifice, and the infusion of cosmology into their religion, the Aztecs sculpted a culture unlike that of any other civilization, and left behind a legacy to be studied and admired for generations to come. Religion ultimately shaped the unique civilization of the Aztecs, through cultivating the general outlook and values of the Aztecs, expanding the empire, and influencing the architecture and layout of their city.

The religion of the Aztecs was made up of mainly three gods: Huitzilopochtli, Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl. Below these three main gods were four creating gods. Below these four gods were many other gods, however the most important were Tlaloc, the rain god, Chalchihuitlicue, the god of growth and Xipe, the god of spring. The main thing that captures the attention of Aztec religion is their human sacrifice made to the different gods. Although human sacrifice was practiced around Mesoamerica, the Aztecs practiced human sacrifice in a large scale never seen before to date. The idea of human sacrifice was that Gods gave things to humans like food, rain, wealth, and other goods only if they were given human beings in return. The Aztecs believed that the goods liked best the living hearths of sacrificed captives. If the captive was a well skilled soldier and very brave then the Gods would return better goods to his people. This idea lead to wars were the Aztecs fought with other indians and capture their bravest men for sacrifice. As we can imagine,

Aztec is civilization created by the ancient Indian, which was mainly distributed in central and southern Mexico. Aztecs were a tribe with a lower level of development at first, but they absorb and fuse with other outstanding cultural traditions of Indian in the region that they rose rapidly. Aztec had developed agriculture and the main crops were corn, beans, squash, potatoes. Religion played an important role in the life of the Aztecs. The inhabitants believed in the immortality of the soul and Supreme domination. They adored the natural god that one of the peculiar was to use the living person for sacrifice.