84,942 square miles of Mexico City was the great Aztec land. Built on a series of islets in Lake Texcoco, the Aztecs were able to build the world 's greatest empire. They defeated many empires and built great cities in the process. They had great rulers and invented many great weapons, but they will forever be known for their force in education.
Education was a very big deal in the Aztec Empire. Having education can benefit how you work, as well, as benefiting outcomes in the battlefield. There were two different schools in which the Aztecs taught. There was a commoner and nobles school. At the nobles boys school, which is also called the calmecac, and it was run by a high priest. The noble school was often called The House of Tears because …show more content…
Having great and advanced laws kept everyone in line and therefore kept the empire running smoothly. If one were to commit a crime they were severely punished. Some of the punishments were loss of office, destruction of one 's home, slavery, prison, and shaving of one 's head. If the crime was severe enough the person 's family could be harmed. Some of the more severe crimes included treachery, theft, and violation of priest rule of chastity. Other severe crimes could be punishable by death, such as, perjury, rape, abortion, homicide, selling stolen properties, destruction of crops, incest, and many more. If a younger person were to become drunk, the punishment could also be a death sentence. A child 10 and under were believed to not be able to commit a crime, however, if a child 's parents want to bring them to court they can do so and depending on the crime a child could be beaten, disowned, or could be punished by a death sentence. Girls usually went to school ages 12-13 and boys went to school ages …show more content…
It didn 't work the first couple times because of all the fighting the gods did. After the god Tezcatlipoca got kicked out of his position he turned into a jaguar and destroyed the world. The world was destroyed after that because of wind and two floods. The gods took turns being the sun until one of them decided to sacrifice themselves and become the sun permanently but it didn 't move. So the gods decided to sacrifice all of them and one of the gods turned into wind and then the sun was able to move. Quetzalcoatl was the one who created the human according to Aztec religion. People are different sizes because when he was carrying bones to create them he tripped and fell and the bones shattered into tons of different pieces. When he added his blood to the mix people soon came to life. Aztec religion was all about keeping nature in the balance one wrong move could lead to a big natural disaster. Aztec people believed that the world was divided into four quadrants with their city Tenochtitlan in the middle. Heaven was divided into thirteen layers and the underworld was divided into
Education was a very big deal in the Aztec Empire. Having education can benefit how you work, as well, as benefiting outcomes in the battlefield. There were two different schools in which the Aztecs taught. There was a commoner and nobles school. At the nobles boys school, which is also called the calmecac, and it was run by a high priest. The noble school was often called The House of Tears because …show more content…
Having great and advanced laws kept everyone in line and therefore kept the empire running smoothly. If one were to commit a crime they were severely punished. Some of the punishments were loss of office, destruction of one 's home, slavery, prison, and shaving of one 's head. If the crime was severe enough the person 's family could be harmed. Some of the more severe crimes included treachery, theft, and violation of priest rule of chastity. Other severe crimes could be punishable by death, such as, perjury, rape, abortion, homicide, selling stolen properties, destruction of crops, incest, and many more. If a younger person were to become drunk, the punishment could also be a death sentence. A child 10 and under were believed to not be able to commit a crime, however, if a child 's parents want to bring them to court they can do so and depending on the crime a child could be beaten, disowned, or could be punished by a death sentence. Girls usually went to school ages 12-13 and boys went to school ages …show more content…
It didn 't work the first couple times because of all the fighting the gods did. After the god Tezcatlipoca got kicked out of his position he turned into a jaguar and destroyed the world. The world was destroyed after that because of wind and two floods. The gods took turns being the sun until one of them decided to sacrifice themselves and become the sun permanently but it didn 't move. So the gods decided to sacrifice all of them and one of the gods turned into wind and then the sun was able to move. Quetzalcoatl was the one who created the human according to Aztec religion. People are different sizes because when he was carrying bones to create them he tripped and fell and the bones shattered into tons of different pieces. When he added his blood to the mix people soon came to life. Aztec religion was all about keeping nature in the balance one wrong move could lead to a big natural disaster. Aztec people believed that the world was divided into four quadrants with their city Tenochtitlan in the middle. Heaven was divided into thirteen layers and the underworld was divided into