Aztec Describe their culture and religion? Men’s and women’s role? Shirley Lin.

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Aztec Describe their culture and religion? Men’s and women’s role? Shirley Lin

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Aztec

Describe their culture and religion? Men’s and women’s role?

Shirley Lin

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Religion

The bloodiest culture in history: human sacrifices

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Religion

Reason: keep their gods happy

How? most of the people they sacrificed were captured from neighboring tribes -> No one wanted the Aztecs as neighbors.

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Religion

Hundreds of gods and goddesses.

very important

Control everything.

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Religion

God of Night and all things.

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Culture

Classes: common people, slaves.

Arts: poetry and songs

Death: cremated or buried.

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Culture

Rich

Clothes and fans made with feathers.

Houses: stone

studied law, writing, medicine, building.

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Family life

Women: married at about 16.

Man: married at about 20.

In school:

-> boys: arts and crafts

-> girls: learnt how to cook, sew, take care of children to raise a family.

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Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec_calendar

http://www.crystalinks.com/azteculture.html

http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-culture.html

http://www.aztec-indians.com/aztec-art.html

http://www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/time/alife.html

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