aztec time Flashcards
xiuhtlapohualli
This was their main calendar,
veintena
is the Spanish-derived name for a 20-day period used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican calendars.
meztli
was a god or goddess of the moon, the night, and farmers.
xihuitl.
I analyze the way the Mexica expressed their cognition. Xihuitl covers a range of meanings: ‘turquoise’, ‘grass’, ‘solar year’, ‘comet’, ‘preciousnes.
nemontemi
In all the his-story books these days are erroneously called bad luck days, no good days, nemontemi means what has been live and to complete the cycle.
tonalli
Means “day, warmth of the sun” in Nahuatl.
Trecene
is similar to what we call a week. The nature of a day is also influenced by a force related to its number.
Tonalpohualli
“count of days” in Nahuatl, is an Aztec version of the 260-day calendar in use in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
Trecena.
is a 13-day period used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican calendars. The 260-day calendar (the tonalpohualli) was divided into 20 trecenas.
Vientena
A veintena is the Spanish-derived name for a 20-day period used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican calendars.
xiuhmolpilli
“year bundle,” is a stone monument created to commemorate a New Fire Ceremony.
Quetzalcoatl.
a chief Toltec and Aztec god identified with the wind and air and represented by a feathered serpent.
Yohualtecuhtli
‘Turquoise Lord’ was the Aztec god of fire and also closely associated with young warriors and rulers.
tlequauitl
The High Priest cut out the heart from the living victim and a fire was kindled in the empty chest cavity using the sacred firestick drill,
Xiuhtecuhtli
Turquoise Lord” or “Lord of Fire”), was the god of fire, day and heat.
temple of Huitzilopochtli
The Templo Mayor was the main temple of the Mexica peoples in their capital city of Tenochtitlan, which is now Mexico City.
Templo Mayor pyramid.
was a vast complex of religious buildings in the center of Tenochtitlan, the capital city of the Aztec Empire
pulque beer.
is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of the maguey plant? It is traditional to central Mexico, where it has been produced for millennia.
Toxhiuhmolpilia
as the Aztecs themselves called it, was by far the most important event in the religious calendar because, quite simply, if the ceremony failed, then the Aztec civilization would end.
What are the two Aztec calendars and what three parts make up the Calendars?
xiuhtlapohualli, tonalpohualli
the symbols,
names
time
Describe the xiuhtlapohualli calendar in 2-3 sentences.
Each year began with a festival to honor the god of rain, Tlaloc. This calendar existed long before the Europeans recognized there were 365 in a year. The calendar regulated agricultural activities, such as planting and harvesting, and determined market days.
Describe the tonalpohualli calendar in 2-3 sentences.
consists of a number and a symbol or daysign. Each daysign is dedicated to a god or elemental force, the provider of tonalli life energy for the day.
Why do you think time was important to the Aztecs?
so they knew when to worship their god.
Would the Aztec Sun stone be considered a primary source or secondary source?
a primary because if they lost the sun they would all die.
