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The Aztec Civilization (Achievements (Poetry for worshipping the gods,…
The Aztec Civilization
Religion
Polytheistic
Human and animal sacrifice
Quetzalcoatl created humans
Achievements
Poetry for worshipping the gods
Music and dance for worshipping the gods
jewelry
Hieroglyphics
calendar
studied cycles of the stars, sun and seasons
chinampas: floating gardens
aqueducts for irrigations
medicines for pain and infection
Society and Social Structure
Emperor ruled over all people
Nobles
Warriors and Priests
Merchants and Artisans
Farmers and Laborers
Slaves
Decline
multiple earthquakes between 1510 and 1520 flooded Tenochtitlan
Smallpox from Europeans
conquered by Spanish army which had horses and better weapons
Aztecs thought Cortes was Quetzalcoatl and welcomed him
enemy towns against the Aztecs
Conquered in 1519