• Aztecs were taught from the Maya how to see when solar year is, which was made into a calendar to prepare for future festivities and includes the dates for the ritual cycle
• Chalciuhlicue is believed to have watched over the recently born children and sick, Chalciuhlicue also makes crops sprout which is helpful to the Aztecs in their religion as they would have believed the more they do for Chalciuhlicue, the more crops that we need to survive
• Sacrifices were thought to spread balance and harmony to the Aztecs from the Gods
• People were nervous facing the time when they had to claim Toltec heritage, from that problem they decided to choose a Noble to lead. They created a hierarchy consisting of two groups, Nobles – higher and Commoners…show more content… • Gods need to be fed and to do that human sacrifices were compulsory, blood and a living heart were required
• 1519 – Hernan Cortes and his following army of many, destroyed Mexico and where the Aztecs lived, but when Hernan had come, they believed he was the God Quetzalcoatl and treated him like a king, although, Hernan Cortes then killed Montezuma. He had left after killing his army to gather a new one. They took over Tenochtitlan in 13 August 1521. He was intrigued about Christopher Columbus and Cortes was fairly…show more content… A- Solar Calendar – made of stone
• Who watched over newborns and sick people and what was helpful that they could do?
A- Chalciuhlicue could make crops grow.
• The Aztecs alleged Gods are able to perform impossible things. What did they think Gods brought to Tenochtitlan?
A- Balance and harmony
• Name the two main groups in the social hierarchy, including the third group that wasn’t significant, also, was being put in a class hereditary?
A- Nobles and Commoners, Slaves. No you had your freedom.
• Where did they gather most of their crops from and how did they get there?
A- The floating Gardens, they got there by boat.
• What was essential for the sacrifices and why did the Aztecs believe in this?
A- A living heart was crucial and it was thought that Gods desired this to have nurtured their food.
• Label the year Hernan Cortes and his crew took over Mexico and label the king people assumed he was?
A- 1519, Quetzalcoatl
• What is the illness that spread around rather quickly and where was the person from that originated with it?
