aztects Flashcards
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Aztec r an entire civilizaiton
Tenochtitlan
the main city, now mexico city
capital city also axis mundi
Quetzalcoatl (Quezzdila)
Feathered serpent
Presided over the golden age of cultural brilliance
CREATED THE WORLD
Topitzain Quetzaclcotal
Young prince the feathered serpent. ruled as priest king.
Teotihuacan
A city whose population exceeded 200k
today is where all the pyramids are and is visted
Sun creation?
Created at TEOITHUACAN
The current sun is 5 and last
only way to delay end of age was to nourish the sun through human sacrifices.
each sun was north west center south
CURRENT SUN IS EAST
Serpent Mountain
the great emple where the 4 directions met
2 divine foces
head: given to sky
Heart: given to sun
both were regarded as a potent nourishment for the sun and the cosmos. sozrt of like an axis mundi
Warrior sacrifice
Warrior would entre the highest heaven upon death
MAstery of languge
Specialist ‘knowers of all things’ communicated with gods and made offerings through language
SPOKE NAHUATL
favored wit and riddles; knowing riddles meant one came from good family
Virgin Guadalupe
V mary appreaed to juan diego
appeared on sacred place of Aztec Mother godess tonantzinV
Virgin Mary = Tonantzin
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