mexica religion Flashcards

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major mexica gods

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Tezcatlipoca “the smoking mirror”
Quetzalcóatl “the feathered serpent”
Huitzilopochtli patron deity

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Tezcatlipoca

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giver and taker of life

-patron deity of warriors

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Quetzalcóatl

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support arts, crafts and agriculture

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why is blood sacrifice so important

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they think the gods sacrifices to make the world

  • god blood gave moisture to bear crops and maize
  • to continue the world, they have to sacrifice
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sacrifice in society importance

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shows how they want to keep agricultural society going

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where did the thousands of victims for blood sacrifice come fro m

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  • Mexica criminals
  • tribute from neighboring people
  • ranks of warriors captured on battlefield
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