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aztec culture (The arts (books and codices, manuscripts with no alphabet,…
aztec culture
The arts
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codices were written on deerskin, cloth or ornate paper made from bark or fig tree
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Ritual and sacrifice
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other sacrifices included food, paper, feathers, jewels Etc
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Time
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1) Xiuhtlapohualli- main calendar- 365 days solar yearly calendar- it had 18 months- a month equalled 20 days and there was 5 extra day at the end- each month was named after a god- it regulated the agricultural activities(planting and harvesting) and market days- each year began with a festival to honour the rain god, tlaloc
2) tonalpohualli- 13 numbers and 20 signs representing an animal, and nature element like water, or an abstract idea like movement combined all of this to make 260 individually named days eg: 3 rabbit, 7 Flint
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3) xiuhnolpilli
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Aztec believed that the world could end at the end of this calendar, if they had not been enough rituals and sacrifices
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sculptures
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statues of animals, like jaguars and snakes, showed belief of keeping balance with natural world
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Medicine
blend of religion, magic and medicine
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Architecture
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temple mayor was the major temple in Tenochtitlan and its 2 temples represented 2 sacred mountains. during the equinox the sun rose between the two temples
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Medicine bundles
They were used in ceremonies. contained blessed corn, feathers, rubber, and precious stones
