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World Studies

World Studies. Complex institutions. Polythesitic Religion Huitzilopochtli--“wee-tsee-loh-POCH-tlee” Sun god – main god God of war Human sacrifice Told chieftan to build on island in Lake Texcoco

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World Studies

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  1. World Studies

  2. Complex institutions Polythesitic Religion Huitzilopochtli--“wee-tsee-loh-POCH-tlee” • Sun god – main god • God of war • Human sacrifice • Told chieftan to build on island in Lake Texcoco • look for an eagle eating a snake, perched on a cactus, growing from a rock or cave surrounded by water.

  3. National Palace, Mexico City

  4. Advanced Cities • Tenochtitlan • “teh-NOCH-tee-TLAHN • Founded 1325 A.D. • center of enormous Lake Texcoco. • 4 sections- 20 districts • Canals • Ball games • Palaces & Temples • The temple of Quetzalcoatl • The Feathered Serpent

  5. Relative Location • Aztec Empire • North America • Central Mexico • Gulf of Mexico (east) • Pacific Ocean (west)

  6. Specialized Workers • Warriors • Eagle • Jaguar • War was life • From childhood • Ritual - birth • Training • Weapons • Capturing enemies • Blood sacrifice

  7. Record Keeping / Writing • Glyphs Ideograms Like Chinese- symbols represent ideas • Numbering system • Bark Paper • Codex (a record)

  8. Pictorial logograms with phonetic elements

  9. Codices • Each temple owned a library of religious and astrological works. • Maps • Genealogies, history, census • Religious rituals • Government records • Legal records

  10. Advanced Technology • Calendar • 365 lunar days • 260 ritual cycle • Every 52 years both calendars would start on same day = huge ceremony • Original Aztec Sunstone measured 13 feet across and weighted 24 tons.

  11. Chinampas

  12. Quetzalcoatl and the fall of the Aztecs

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