Aztec Beliefs

Question 1

Huitzilopochtli

Answer 1

The patron god of the Aztecs - The Sun God. Told the Aztecs where they should establish their capital city of Tenochtitlan.

Question 2

Tezcatlipoca

Answer 2

Name means “Smoking Mirror” and he is often represented as an evil power, associated with death and cold. Was the patron of the night, of the north, and in many aspects represented the opposite of his brother, Quetzalcoatl.

Question 3

Quetzalcoatl

Answer 3

“The Feathered Serpent”, is probably the most famous Aztec deity. He represented the positive counterpart of Tezcatlipoca. He was the patron of knowledge and learning and also a creative god. He is also linked to the idea that the last Aztec emperor, Moctezuma,

Question 4

Tlaloc

Answer 4

Tlaloc, the rain god, is one of the most ancient deities in all of Mesoamerica. Associated with fertility and agriculture. Tlaloc’s main shrine was the second shrine after Huitzilopochtli’s, located on top of the Temple Mayor, the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan.

Question 5

Fifth era of the sun

Answer 5

of the sun, occurred when a god sacrificed himself to change into the sun to maintain human life.

Question 6

Human sacrifices

Answer 6

Were performed on altars at the top of their temples. Most important were the sacrifices at the main temple in Tenochtitlan, the heart of the empire.

Question 7

Blood-letting

Answer 7

Blood-letting and self-harm with sharp bones or maguey spines were also seen as a sacrifice to the gods.