Aztec Peoples Flashcards
How long did the Aztec search for their a home?
around 200 years
What were they commanded to find?
An eagal pearched on cactus
Who was said to have sent them?
The sun God
Why did the aztec do human sacrifice?
They belived the gods sacrificed their blood and needed the offering of human blood to keep the world going.
Why didn’t they kill in battle?
Human blood was very precious to them, they only captured people to later use as sacrifice
What was done after a sacrifice was dead?
Their limbs were chopped off and eaten.
How long was their calender?
260 days
What practices did they belive increased ferility?
Praying to the rain god and wearing human skin
How were the Aztec wiped out?
The spanish brought Smallpox disease and whoever didn’t die from it starved of was killed off.
What was their island called?
Texcoco
WHo had full power in the Aztec/spanish community?
The leaders had final power
What is another similarity between the aztec and the spanish
They belived wealth equaled your class/privileges
