about the Aztec’s daily life. The animals the Aztecs hunted were turkeys‚ dogs‚ ducks‚ deer‚ rabbits‚ iguana‚ fish‚ shrimp‚ grasshoppers‚ and worms. The Aztec children played with marbles‚ stones‚ and the bow and arrow. A husband could have more than one wife. A steam bath was in every Aztec house. The houses were adobe and made out of mud bricks. The Aztecs spoke the language of Nahuatl. The two main classes were the nobles and the common people. The Aztecs buried or cremated those who died. The slaves
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The Aztecs and the Sudanic states are different in that the Aztecs used Brute force to gain power and the Sudanic states rose to power peacefully‚ and the Aztecs believed in many gods and Mali ‚ Songhay‚ and Ghana were all monotheistic‚ and they were similar in that they both had a lot of gold that was highly valued by others. The Aztecs were different to the Sudanic States in that the Sudanic states rose to power peacefully and the Aztecs used brute force to rise to power. The Aztecs fought over
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Broken Spears Story Summary 1 The Omens – Part One Aztecs dreamt of omens: sky was on fire every night for a year; temple bursts into flames on its own & can’t be put out; another temple is hit by lightning on sunny day; comet falls and divides into three parts 2 The Omens – Part Two Omens continue: water from lake boils and destroys houses; woman crying to her children; strange bird that has mirror on its head showing men coming for war; enormous two headed creatures 3 Strange Men off the Coast
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Coyolxauhqui‚ the moon goddess.1 This gave way to a huge excavation of the Templo Mayor‚ the most important temple to the Aztec people as it was a form of connection between them and their most important Gods. The Templo Mayor is a significant representative of Aztec priorities in religion‚ economics and politics and how the three intermingle. It was used to reinforce the power the Aztecs
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Research Essay What does the Spanish Conquest of the Aztec and the Inca Empires tell us about the nature of human kind? My essay is about the Spanish Conquest of the Aztec and the Inca Empires. Who the Aztecs and the Incas were‚ how they lived and why they got attacked by the Spanish. Why the Spanish went to America. Who were the leaders of the Spanish conquest‚ the leaders of the Aztecs and the Incas. When and why the Spanish conquest happened. What is human nature and why does it affect my topic
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Answer the following about the Aztecs and the Conquistadors. 1. 1. Describe the life of the Aztecs. What is Tenochtitlan? How big was that city? Many Aztecs lived in colorful‚ huge buildings and large canals. Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Aztec empire in 1502 and it was the biggest city in Spain. 1. 2. What was sold at the Aztec market? The Aztec market sold fruit‚ vegetables‚ grains‚ and other necessities. 1. 3. What was the main staple of the Aztec diet? The main staple was fruits
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The great Spanish conqueror Hernando Cotes (1485-1547) invaded and conquered an Aztec empire populated by millions of natives that stretched out from Mexico all the way down South America. With a force of fewer than 1 thousand men supported by horses and cannons‚ never before had such a puny force conquered the most powerful native tribe of this earth‚ and gathered such a massive wealth. This conquest was not an easy one‚ problems involved where trying to convert natives to his side‚ so that he may
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MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE Aztec (Mexica) – Maya – indigenous cultures/languages v Aztec music was thought to be the poorest art of the pre-conquest natives. (lacks harmony) -Aztec civilization: “well planned cities with towering pyramids and impressive temples. Highly developed system of picture writing and of elaborate patronage in the arts. v Aztec instruments: -large Aztec war drum‚ instruments made of animal and human bone‚ conch shell and vertical instruments‚ flutes. Aztec Teponaztli v The
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SPH 245 Worksheet: Chp. 2 Pt. 2 29. One of the negative traits of the Aztecs is their tendency toward military oppression. 30. One of the positive traits of the Aztecs is their cultivation of a very refined‚ sensitive‚ and morally base culture. 31. The Aztecs and the Greeks were compared in that they both combined the body (materialism) and soul (spirituality). 32. Females weren’t considered the "other" because of an ideology which stressed tribal identity over gender‚ and common
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with 4 levels. Ancient Aztec art was primarily a form of religious expression and a means for paying tribute to their gods. In addition‚ various forms of Aztec art were used to assist in communication. Pottery of all shapes and sizes depicted a variety of designs that were meaningful to the Aztec culture and religion. They typically were meant to depict or pay reverence to specific Aztec gods or to represent an Aztec tribe. In addition to the pottery made of clay‚ the Aztecs showed their deep religion
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