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Aztec Ethnography (Lifestyle (Stationary (Advanced architecture,…

- - - - The belief behind the founding of Tenochtitlán, many spiritual signs like the eagle that told the Aztecs to stay
- - - - God of the Sun - Huitzilopochtli
      - God of the Rain - Tlaloc
    - - God of Spring and Agriculture - xipe tote
      - God of Death - Mictlantecuhtli
      - God of Summer and Flowers - xochipili
      - god of war - Ahuiateteo
      - god of excess - Macuiltochtli
      - god of drought - Atlacoya
      - 400 gods of northern stars - Centzonmimixcoa
      - 400 gods of southern stars - Centzonhuitznahua
      - 400 gods of wine - Centzontotochtin
      - god of fitness - Kars
      - god of wine - Tezcatzoncatl
      - god of wine - Tlilhua
  - - - Needed the sun to help with their farming
      - Believed that the sun would disappear if they didn't sacrafice
  - - - Believed world would end when calendar did
        
        Aztec calendar ended in 2012
    - - They Believed that the world went through cosmic stages and each had their own world but were destroyed and replaced until they reached the fifth and final stage which was here
      - Believed that whenever their calendar ended they would move on to the next cycle
- - - - Ruler
        
        Made decisions
      - Nobles
      - Local leaders
      - Servants
      - Slaves
      - Commoners
    - - Females still usually had lower status
- - - - A religious government
      - Ruler was called "Huey Tlatoani"
        
        Received tribute from other city states
        
        Lived in the capital city
        
        Believed to have a divine right to rule
        
        Decided when to go to war
        
        Believed to be appointed by the gods
    - - Had 200K inhabitants by early 16th century
- - - - Only hunted small animals in addition to agriculture :rat:
      - Previously were always hunters and gathers :bow_and_arrow:
    - - Cotton :shirt:
      - Avocadoes :green_apple:
      - Tomatoes :tomato:
      - Squash :sweet_potato:
      - Cocoa :chocolate_bar:
      - Corn :corn:
    - - Artificial reservoirs for fresh water; canals for storing water
      - Chinampas - raised and flooded fields - allowed for farming and increased agricultural capacity of Aztecs
  - - - Traded
        
        Cotton :shirt:
        
        Slaves :silhouette:
        
        Cocoa Beans :chocolate_bar:
        
        Minerals
        
        Turquoise : :small_blue_diamond:
        
        Gold :large_orange_diamond:
        
        Greenstones :green_heart:
        
        Tobacco :fallen_leaf:
        
        Tools & Weapons :crossed_swords:
      - Traded With
        
        Mayans
        
        Other Aztec Towns
        
        Main trading center was Tenochtilán
      - A bartering Economy not a currency economy
- - - - Men could have many Wives
        
        Poor = less wives , Rich = More Wives
        
        Had to treat Wives Equally on a dialy basis
        
        Men had a primary wife
        
        Children of Primary Wife would be his inheritors
    - - Women could only run businesses from home