The Aztecs were a legendary people that still leave an imprint on the modern Mexican world today. Although they are nowadays known to be gory sacrificing killers, they made some achievements that today people take for granted. Think about the modern Mexican food, like tacos or fajitas. They were influenced by Aztec love of maize (corn) and foods they made such as tamales. The Aztecs were a creative bunch, too. Their artifacts most certainly show the importance of Aztec life and the mark they have today. Artifacts featured in this room show this whole story. They also take a closer look at Aztec life in Tenochtitlan, and activities that happened on a daily basis, achievements, and demise. Aztecs used to be a band of hunter gatherers known
…show more content…
The reason why Tenochtitlan was so big, actually, was because of the Chinampas, or small islands (depicted by Aztecs and displayed here) that made up the large island on Lake Texcoco where Aztecs inhabited. This is considered a great achievement/invention by the Aztecs, therefore earning a rightful place in our museum. Another achievement mentioned before that is found in this room is the sun stone calendar. There are two calendars - a solar calendar with five unlucky days and a religious calendar separated into weekly periods where each day (day symbols can be found in our museum) is named off of a godlike feature (priests predict the future with this one). Music and art were also a large part of Aztec life. Aztecs specialised in music and art other than sacrificing. Aztecs would hold dances where sometimes, a thousand people at a time came and other times the emperor would dance (Subscription, 25.3). They would play percussion/ whistle music for the people to dance to. A whistle is featured in our very own Aztec Room.As for artwork, gods were mostly depicted. Fresco paintings (one is in the Aztec Room) were paintings that illustrated the gods and their power. Sometimes colourful bird feathers were worn on people as clothes (Subscription, 26.3). Architecture flourished in the form of an Aztec famous temple build, which we have an illustration of in our Aztec room. Aztecs unique and fierce, war based culture gave them the achievements we still see
The reason why Tenochtitlan was so big, actually, was because of the Chinampas, or small islands (depicted by Aztecs and displayed here) that made up the large island on Lake Texcoco where Aztecs inhabited. This is considered a great achievement/invention by the Aztecs, therefore earning a rightful place in our museum. Another achievement mentioned before that is found in this room is the sun stone calendar. There are two calendars - a solar calendar with five unlucky days and a religious calendar separated into weekly periods where each day (day symbols can be found in our museum) is named off of a godlike feature (priests predict the future with this one). Music and art were also a large part of Aztec life. Aztecs specialised in music and art other than sacrificing. Aztecs would hold dances where sometimes, a thousand people at a time came and other times the emperor would dance (Subscription, 25.3). They would play percussion/ whistle music for the people to dance to. A whistle is featured in our very own Aztec Room.As for artwork, gods were mostly depicted. Fresco paintings (one is in the Aztec Room) were paintings that illustrated the gods and their power. Sometimes colourful bird feathers were worn on people as clothes (Subscription, 26.3). Architecture flourished in the form of an Aztec famous temple build, which we have an illustration of in our Aztec room. Aztecs unique and fierce, war based culture gave them the achievements we still see