Aztec Culture Research Paper

The Aztec culture is a very interesting modern day culture. Even though their culture is different than American culture, there are still many things that are really interesting about their culture, such as their origin, their religion, art, and the languages that they speak. Even though there may be more differences between the Aztec culture and there American culture there are also similarities. The Aztec culture is an Indian culture that originated in central Mexico. The culture started to flourish between the twelfth century A.D. and the sixteenth century A.D. Even though this is when the century began to flourish, it is still a modern culture, because it still exists in central Mexico today. The early Aztecs were divided into many different ethnic groups. The Aztecs are still divided into different ethnic groups today and maybe even a few more than back then. Aztec religion is polytheistic. They practice human sacrifice and also perform twenty monthly ceremonies as part of their sacrifices. The Aztecs are a very artistic group of people. They make a lot of crafts by hand …show more content…
“Culture encompasses religion, food, what we wear, how we wear it, our language, marriage, music, and what we believe is right or wrong…” (American Culture) The United States as a whole is described as being a great big “melting pot.” There is a little bit of every culture that is in the United States included in our customs and traditions. In the United States, there are many different religions, but the most common religion is Christianity. In modern American culture the most common art is movies, television, and theatre. There are still some paintings and sculptures being done, but not as many. In American culture today there are over three hundred languages being spoken. These languages are divided into four different categories. These categories are: Spanish, Asian Island, Pacific Island, and all other