Aztec Empire
Religion
Where
Social organisation
origins:
nomads came from an people with monuments and they made reed and marsh settlements
They worshipped many gods related to their environment and skills
They created many holidays of religious importance.
They were divided into tribes that had small governments but were controlled by a central government.
Mexico
Long time ago
They had a hieranchy
married women had braids
large and better planned cities than the europeans
all of central and southern Mexico
Capital: Tenochtitlan made in 16th century
conquered in 1521
15 million people.
is on an island 12 square kilometer made in a lake mexico city is there now mud brick had a cetral plaza a had
laws based on religioun
they tore hearts out to ensure the sun would rise.
gods demanded different sacrafices
made on top of the temples
the priest were on drugs.
War
was as important as religon
they fought to have prisoners to sacrafice
warriors trained from birth
used bows arrows, lances, and clubs
decorated sheild
animal shapes helmets
warriors were honoured by their king
stone of wood weapons
has some bronze axes
were rewarded
government controlled by the king and snake women
snake women was a man judge
then officials - chossen by the king
then preists
officials ran the city
wore dark robes and skulls
responsible for the sacrafices
then craftsmen
then pasents
then slaves
warriors had ponytails
farmers had open hair
women had long skirts and blouses
men wore loincloths
everyone had earings
next king was chossen because of merit not succession
was treated as a god
most elaborate clothing
nobals did not have to pay taxes
women taught household duties
boys were taught to be warriors
some 8 year olds were sent to be preists
they had large markets
sold everything at the marcket
coco beans used as money
stoning was preffered
all crimes punished by death
they built new temples on top of the old ones to get closer to gods
The spanish were predicted
they had a story that after 52 years a god would take mexico back cortez was that god
they were chased out for sacreligous
they came back and killed the aztecs
cortez fled from deasesa
they aztecs died from deisease
one of the worst crimes was being drunk in a public place.
The central plaza had areas for sports, courts, and shops.
the wars were planned
It was the king and snake women, then the military commanders, then the officials, then the priests, then the craftsmen, then the merchants, then the peasants, then the slaves