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The Aztecs

By: Daniel, Viet, Taiga, Ela, Alice, Marcelle and Caitlin

The Culture of the Aztecs

The Aztecs ruled in the 15th to 16th century which is the 1400's and 1500's, in a place we now call Mexico.

Where Mexico will be.

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The Culture of the Aztecs

Their reign ended in 1519 by Spanish explorers that captured the Aztec leader and won the war.

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The Culture of the Aztecs

The Mexican people built the first city of the

• Aztecs. One of the cities - Tenochtitlan,

became the heart of the Aztec civilization.

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The Culture of the Aztecs

Religion took a great controlling force in the Aztec's life -- they gave their best efforts in building and decorating temples.

Small, Aztec Period Temple Pyramid Known As Santa Cecilia

• Acatitlan. The Only Pyramid Of

This Type To Have Been Fully

• Restored. Although Situated Near

Tenochtitlan It Was Not Part Of That Great Complex, But Was Instead A Temple Used By The Local Community. Country Of Origin: Mexico. Culture: Aztec Period, Now Restored. Situated Directly North Of What Was Once The Aztec Island Capital Of

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Rituals of the Aztec People

The Aztecs had countless different kinds of sacrifices, but they're most famous was the Human Sacrifice where the heart was removed for the gods.

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Rituals of the Aztec People

The Aztec people believed that they owed the gods an endless blood-debt which required the sacrifice of humans and animals.

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Rituals of the Aztec People

Some people believe that tens of thousands of heart sacrifices were performed each year!

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Rituals of the Aztecs

The Aztecs had 18 months in one cycle, and they had sacrifices for each of them.

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During dances, aztecs used maracas and drums, and they wore feather headdresses.

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The most popular Aztec dance is the fire dance.

Dance - Viet

The Aztecs are people of the ancient world. When performing a sacrificial ritual they would usually perform a dance.

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Dances of the aztecs

"Aztec" by Viet Dang

Dances of The Aztecs

This is a clip from the video of the Aztec fire dance:

Dances of The Aztecs

One of the most famous dances in the Aztec culture was the fire dance. The fire dance was a big festivity to the Aztecs.

Citations:

http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-sacrifice.html Aztec." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2013. Web. 15 Apr. 2013. <http://www.school.ebonline.com/eb/article-9011557>. http://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/diglib/science/cultural_astronomy/cultures_aztec- 1.html www.tlanextli.com Agriopoulos, Robert. ""AZTEC FIRE DANCE" by Robert Agriopoulos." YouTube. YouTube, 31 July 2010. Web. 23 Apr. 2013.