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The Aztec

The Aztec. ANTH 221: Peoples and Cultures of Mexico Kimberly Martin, Ph.D. The Aztecs. “People from Atlan ”, “ MexicaTenochca ”, “ Mexicas ”, Spoke Nahuatl Chosen people of Huitzilopochtli, Sun God Monumental architecture 365 Day Calendar Dams and sophisticated water management

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The Aztec

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  1. The Aztec ANTH 221: Peoples and Cultures of Mexico Kimberly Martin, Ph.D.

  2. The Aztecs • “People from Atlan”, “MexicaTenochca”, “Mexicas”, • Spoke Nahuatl • Chosen people of Huitzilopochtli, Sun God • Monumental architecture • 365 Day Calendar • Dams and sophisticated water management • Chinampas for frarming

  3. Tenochtitlan • 1350 CE saw the beginning of construction of Tenochtitlan • Founded on an island on the west side of Lake Texcoco. • In conjunction with legend about eagle sitting on a cactus holding a snake in its beak. • Monumental architecture • Temples to Huitzilopochtli (Sun God) and Tlaloc (Rain God) • Palace Complex • 200,000 people in 1519 (largest cities in world 300,000 in Old World) • Canals as main transport corridors in the city • Connected to mainland by causeways.

  4. Lake TexcocoValley of Mexico

  5. Aztec Capital

  6. City of Tenochtitlan

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