Aztec Science includes much of Aztec Math and Aztec Technology as well. The advances in Aztec technology were so great that they are still looked upon today. When the Aztecs met the Spanish, the two cultures introduced a lot to each other. But the Aztecs had not yet developed the modern conditions other civilizations had, they also did not use the wheel. Despite of their lack of these basic technologies, the Aztecs had an adequately developed society. They had some writing and technology of their own. The Aztec developed many technologies ranging from tools, weapons, transportation, to even medicine. They also developed a calendar, a language, writing, and a sense of education. Because the Aztecs didn’t have iron or bronze to make tools
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Aztec science developed their way into the Aztec society and life, helping with communication, education, and medicine as well. The Aztecs spoke the language Nahuatl, which is still used to today in some parts of Mexico. Instead of using the alphabet, they used pictures to communicate on paper, also known as symbols (glyphs or pictographs). They also used these pictographs as a way to store events and anything that happened for the future to know. Only the priests knew how to read and write, and when they did, they would write on long sheets made of animal skins or plant fibers. Many Aztec books, codex or codices, were burned and destroyed, but a few of them survived. Archeologists have been able to restore them and learn a lot about the Aztec life from them. Another famous aspect of Aztec technology was their use of calendars. They had two calendars, one for religious reasons and the other to track time. The first calendar was used for religious ceremonies and festivals, this was important to the Aztecs because it divided time equally among the various gods and was considered sacred. This calendar had 260 days. The second calendar was used to track time. This calendar had 365 days divided into 18 months. Like the Mayans, the Aztecs were afraid that the world would end on the days that when the two calendars start on the same
Aztec science developed their way into the Aztec society and life, helping with communication, education, and medicine as well. The Aztecs spoke the language Nahuatl, which is still used to today in some parts of Mexico. Instead of using the alphabet, they used pictures to communicate on paper, also known as symbols (glyphs or pictographs). They also used these pictographs as a way to store events and anything that happened for the future to know. Only the priests knew how to read and write, and when they did, they would write on long sheets made of animal skins or plant fibers. Many Aztec books, codex or codices, were burned and destroyed, but a few of them survived. Archeologists have been able to restore them and learn a lot about the Aztec life from them. Another famous aspect of Aztec technology was their use of calendars. They had two calendars, one for religious reasons and the other to track time. The first calendar was used for religious ceremonies and festivals, this was important to the Aztecs because it divided time equally among the various gods and was considered sacred. This calendar had 260 days. The second calendar was used to track time. This calendar had 365 days divided into 18 months. Like the Mayans, the Aztecs were afraid that the world would end on the days that when the two calendars start on the same