1. Where, and at what time period did the Aztec Civilization exist?
Where and what time period
In 1110-1248 the first of the Aztecs searched for a place to stay. It is said that their god Huitzilopochtli told them to settle were they see an eagle eating a snake on a cactus. They roamed for ages until 1325 when they spotted the eagle eating a snake on a cactus in Tenochtitlan.
Timeline
1110-1248- The Aztecs traveled Mexico to find a location to settle
1325- they settled in Tenochtitlan
1350- they started building the canals connecting to the mainland
1376-1395- The first king of Tenochtitlan rules
1395-1471- New king and an Alliance is formed with Tepanca.
1417-1427- Thirds King is selected but is soon assassinated.
1427-1440- Fourth king …show more content…
Outline the religion of the Aztecs (Use images of buildings and sacred texts);
The Aztecs religion was based on the fact that the gods sacrificed themselves so that humans could live. The story according to the Aztecs on how the earth was created
‘It took the gods 5 tries to create the world. These attempts were foiled because of infighting among the gods themselves. After he was knocked from his exalted position by rivals, the first creator, Tezcatlipoca, turned into a jaguar and destroyed the world. Under similar circumstances, the world was created and then destroyed with wind, and then two floods.
Each time a creator-god would take a turn being the sun. Finally the gods had a council, and decided one of them would have to sacrifice himself to be the new sun. Nanauatl, a lowly, humble god became the sun, but there was a problem - he wasn't moving. The gods realized that they all must sacrifice themselves so that humans could live. The god Ehecatl sacrificed the others, and a mighty wind arose to move the sun at last.
This was no free sacrifice, however. Not only would the people have to help this weak sun to keep moving, they would also be responsible to repay the sacrifice. The world remained in a precarious
Where and what time period
In 1110-1248 the first of the Aztecs searched for a place to stay. It is said that their god Huitzilopochtli told them to settle were they see an eagle eating a snake on a cactus. They roamed for ages until 1325 when they spotted the eagle eating a snake on a cactus in Tenochtitlan.
Timeline
1110-1248- The Aztecs traveled Mexico to find a location to settle
1325- they settled in Tenochtitlan
1350- they started building the canals connecting to the mainland
1376-1395- The first king of Tenochtitlan rules
1395-1471- New king and an Alliance is formed with Tepanca.
1417-1427- Thirds King is selected but is soon assassinated.
1427-1440- Fourth king …show more content…
Outline the religion of the Aztecs (Use images of buildings and sacred texts);
The Aztecs religion was based on the fact that the gods sacrificed themselves so that humans could live. The story according to the Aztecs on how the earth was created
‘It took the gods 5 tries to create the world. These attempts were foiled because of infighting among the gods themselves. After he was knocked from his exalted position by rivals, the first creator, Tezcatlipoca, turned into a jaguar and destroyed the world. Under similar circumstances, the world was created and then destroyed with wind, and then two floods.
Each time a creator-god would take a turn being the sun. Finally the gods had a council, and decided one of them would have to sacrifice himself to be the new sun. Nanauatl, a lowly, humble god became the sun, but there was a problem - he wasn't moving. The gods realized that they all must sacrifice themselves so that humans could live. The god Ehecatl sacrificed the others, and a mighty wind arose to move the sun at last.
This was no free sacrifice, however. Not only would the people have to help this weak sun to keep moving, they would also be responsible to repay the sacrifice. The world remained in a precarious