Aztec Sense of Time Flashcards
What are the two Aztec calendars and what three parts make up the Calendars?
The first calendar is the solar calendar also known as Xiuhtlapohualli.The second calendar Which is also as the sacred calendar Tonalpohualli used to determine many important religious rituals. The tree main important parts were that there were gods to represent.
Describe the xiuhtlapohualli calendar in 2-3 sentences.
This calendar was the solar calendar which regulated activities such as agriculture,and determined marketing days.It was made up of 18 months which were represented by a god and each month had 20 days.The 5 extra days at the end of the year were considered unlucky, this was a similar calendar to what we have now.
Describe the tonalpohualli calendar in 2-3 sentences.
This was calendar was also known as the sacred
calendar determined any religious rituals and sacrifices.There was a 13 day cycle that rotated on a 20 day Vientena cycle. Each day was associated with fate that was either good or bad and peoples were named on the day they were born in this calendar.
Why do you think time was important to the Aztecs?
I think the reason time was important because each day or each month they were required to do something. And making sacrifices on the right day or do something specific each day. Each day determined if it was ood or bad and they were constantly submitting to their gods. Meaning time was important in the sense of religion and rituals.Every single day month and year was related to there gods.
Would the Aztec Sun stone be considered a primary source or secondary source?
This Aztec sun stone is an important piece of information from the Aztec people.This Aztec sun stone shows what the Aztec believed. Just like a story being told. Like how the world ended 4 times by different occurring causes. And yes it would be considered a primary source because it is directly showing us information and the aztec people made it in the 15th century. Meaning it is a primary source of information because it has not been changed.
How are the two calendars related?
Both calender’s have some type of god associated with each month or day. They both were intertwined and were related at the same time.they were made to make a 52 year calendar
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What kinds of information is on the Sun stone?
The sun stone firstly had either the sun god Tonatiuh or the earth monster Tlaltecuhtli in the middle of the stone.And then there are 4 suns telling how the earth ended 4 times in each box.And the circle around shows the 20 day Aztec names.
How are the calendars similar and or different than the one we use today?
The solar calendar is similar as it counts to 365 days. But we don’t have 18 months with 20 days in it on our calendar. Our calendar is set up differently.They use a god to represent each moth while we use a word like January. A similarity is that we also have specific events marked for us on specific days, like April fools,summer break, and specific holidays we have each year similar to the Aztec civilization.
What is the New Fire Ceremony and how did it work?
The new fire ceremony was ceremony to renew the sun every 52 years, and was a significant and the most important ritual for the Aztec people in there calendar as if the ceremony failed then the civilization would end.The ceremony would be prepared by throwing out things in the house that were unclean even idols were cleaned.The priest would wait till night take out a heart out of a victim for sacrifice and light a fire throught the body and if it was bright the Xiuhtecuhtli had blessed the people with another sun. And that fire would be taken on sticks by runners and be lit to each house and place.
In what ways was the new fire ceremony like the way we celebrate the coming of a new year?
Our new years is l\to start off to a good start. As the new fire ceremony is to make sure they keep on going and live on successfully.
How do the the two calendars influence the way the Aztec live their life?
The two calender’s tell the Aztec people what to do and what to expect each day. Like each day is either fortunate or unfortunate which affected their beliefs. As specific rituals have to be preformed which also influenced there life’s. They do specific thing according to their calendar meaning they were really caught up in their beliefs and pleasing the gods.
Toxhiuhmolpilia
Also known as the New fire ceremony.
Xiuhtecuhtli
Lord of the Year, God of Fire, creator of all life.
Templo Mayor pyramid.
Was the central sacred place of the Aztec capital city Tenochtitlan.There were two twin towers on top representing the war god Huitzilopochtli and the rain god Tlaloc. The center point for the Aztec religion and the Aztec world. Was the main point for human sacrifices to be made.
Templ Mayor pyramid.
Was the central sacred place of the Aztec capital city Tenochtitlan.There were two twin towers on top representing the war god Huitzilopochtli and the rain god Tlaloc. The center point for the Aztec religion and the Aztec world. Was the main point for human sacrifices to be made.
