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Aztlan
the mythological place where the 7 Aztec tribes first gathered together
Tenochtitlan
ancient Aztec capital
Nahuatl
language they spoke
Which age are we right now?
5th
Teotihuacan
Place where humans are created (creation is COMPLETED)
Tlamecehua
penance, gods offered themselves for 4 days to create the world
Mictlan
place of the dead
Tomoanchan
"place of origin" Mother Goddess starts to form humanity
Macuehaltin
human beings referred to as this. Those who are worthy
Ometeotl
the one ultimate God, all other gods were just attributes of this one
what were their 2 calendars?
365 day solar calendar
260 day ritualistic calendar
Teomicqueh
name of sacrificial victim
Tonalli
notion of destiny