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| The Aztecs Rise to Power - Aztec Origins |
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Origins can be traced to Aztlan.
ENTERED VALLEY OF MEXICO in 13th century for unknown reasons.
CONSIDERING VULGAR by neighboring city-states.
SERVED AS mercenaties to nearby city states.
EVENTUALLY FLED to marshes of Lake Texcoco after Coc Coc declared war on them for sacrificing his daughter. |
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| The Aztecs Rise to Power - Eagle and Cactus |
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SYMBOL of divine prophecy.
AFTER BUILDING Tenochtitlan, the Aztecs destroyed all records of their past and created more favorable history.
PRIESTS TAUGHT that the Aztecs were nomads who built Tenochtitlanon a spot designated by the Gods. |
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| The Aztecs Rise to Power - Life in a Hostile Environment |
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USED chinampus, "floating gardens," to produce food supply.
CREATED canals to improve trade and transportation.
DISCOVERY culinary delights in lake products such as algae and ducks. |
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| The Splendor of Tenochtitlan - The Floating City |
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Three causeways joined Tenochtitlan to the shores of LakeTexcoco.
Canals served as roads for canoes carrying people and goods
CITY CONTAINED 80,000-250,000 people. |
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| The Splendor of Tenochtitlan - Bustling Markets |
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| At great market 60,000 people gathered daily. BARTERED FOR FOOD corn, armodillos, straw mats, cloth cottons, and luxury items (feathers). CACOA BEANS use as currency. |
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| The Splendor of Tenochtitlan - Architectural Wonders |
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DOUBLE PYRAMID dedicated to Huitzilopochth and Tlaloc. TZOMPANTIHELD thousands of human skulls.
RESIDENCES OF NOBLES were very elaborate. |
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| FELT that life was uncertain and everyone was at the mercy of nature. ATTEMPTED TO placate gods of nature through use of sacrifices. WAITED FOR RETURN of Quetzalcoatl atend of calendar cycle (A.D.: 1519) |
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| AZTEC SOCIETY - Royal Family |
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| EMPERORS chosen from royal family based on merit. ROYAL WIVES were greatly respected. ALL MEMBERS were expected to be dignified and brave. |
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INCLUDED priests, military officers, government leaders
NOBILITY not inherited; earned on battlefields or in pursuit of priesthood. HELD SPECIAL priveleges; fine clotes, beautiful homes, jewels, servants |
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| AZTEC SOCIETY - Merchants |
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| Provided Tenochtitlan with imported goods (jade, quetzel feathers) TRAVELED great distances (into Central America) to negotiate deals. |
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| AZTEC SOCIETY - Commoners |
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| INCLUDED farmers, laborers, craftsmen, servants, and vendors. LIVED in wards called calpullis (barrios) |
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| Worked in fields or estates of the wealthy. HAD FREEDOM, but considered inferior to commoners |
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| had some legal rights; there was little stigma(bigdeal) attached to slavery. PEOPLE could sell themselves into slavery to pay off debts or crimes. |
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