Aztec Culture

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FERNANDA SIERRA.
PAULA MARTINEZ.
HISTORY
Characteristic HISTORY:RELIGION
• The Aztecs used to have
gods almost for
everything.
Ehecatl HISTORY:RELIGION
• God of air, wind, night.

• Announce and give life to

the rain with your
breath.

• Brings life to the inert or

dead.
Chicomicoatl. HISTORY:RELIGION
• Goddess of corn

• Goddess of food

• One of the most

important gods for the
Aztec culture
HUITZILOPOCHTLI
• Represents the same
HISTORY:RELIGION
sun.

• God of war that

according to the Aztec
culture that
accompanied the
warriors during the
day.
Tezcatlipoca HISTORY:RELIGION
• God who accompanies
the Aztecs in the night
wars .
Quetzalcoatl HISTORY:RELIGION
• brother of tezcatlipoca.
Characteristic HISTORY:RELIGION
• the Aztecs ruled under
norms in order not to
offend the gods.
Aztec priests HISTORY:RELIGION
• They were the ones who
were responsible for
making the sacrifices
without honor.

• Believed that it was

necessary to make the
sacrifices of human
blood to have the gods
on their side.
Characteristic HISTORY
• The great Aztec city picio
after many years of
construction.
Characteristic HISTORY
• The Aztecs came to have
so much economic and
military power that they
began to conquer
neighboring villages.
Characteristic HISTORY
• In 1519, a clash of
cultures was to take
place, the extinction of
this empire
Characteristic HISTORY
• Had excellent weapons
which were made of
obsidian volcanic
material known for
cutting better than any
other metal.
GEOGRAPHY
characteristic GEOGRAPHY
• Beginning with the
development of natural
resources.
characteristic GEOGRAPHY
• Used natural and
agricultural products to
feed themselves.
characteristic GEOGRAPHY
• The Aztec Empire was
located in the central and
southern regions of
present day Mexico.
Characteristic GEOGRAPHY
• Expanded in the 15th
and 16th centuries.

• Mainly expanded to the

Gulf of Mexico.

• Expand into the Pacific

Ocean.
Characteristic GEOGRAPHY
• Capitals of the Aztec
empire.

1. Tlaxcala.

2. Tlacopan.

3. Teotitlan.
Characteristic GEOGRAPHY
• Absorption of tlatelolco.

• Tenochtitlán, that
absorbed Tlatelolco in
1473.
Characteristic GEOGRAPHY
• Lacustrine system
Aztecs.
Characteristic GEOGRAPHY
• Tenochtitlan aztec.
Characteristic GEOGRAPHY
• Iztaccihuatl Popocatepetl
mountains guarding the
Aztec city.
Characteristic GEOGRAPHY
• Iztaccihuatl.
Characteristic GEOGRAPHY
• Popocatepetl.

• Active volcano.
Characteristic GEOGRAPHY
• Created a system of
aqueduct and water
fluids.

• Canals, and drained

fields called chinampas.
Characteristic GEOGRAPHY
• The land allowed the
survival of crabs deer
fish rabbits snakes and
wild turkeys.
Characteristic GEOGRAPHY
• Agricultural products
cultivated by the Aztecs
.
FOOD
Characteristic FOOD
• Los aztecas sigue una
dieta admirable llena de
verduras y frutas.
Characteristic FOOD:CORN
• The main food source of
the Aztecs was corn
which is strong in
calories and brings much
protein to the human
body.
Characteristic FOOD:CORN
• Corn tortillas called
comalli.
Characteristic FOOD:CORN
• Pozole is a kind of broth
made from corn beef
avocado beans and
onion.
Characteristic FOOD:CORN
• The tamales are a
product made with maize
beans rice chicken or
meat among other
vegetables and
ingredients.
Characteristic FOOD:BEANS
• The Aztecs believed that
beans were almost as
important as corn in
terms of protein and
nutrients
Characteristic FOOD:FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
• The Aztecs had a great
variety of fruits and
vegetables among the
most important we can
find tomatoes, onions,
avocados and chilies.
Characteristic FOOD:Meat and Other Foods
• The main sources of
meat of the Aztec empire
were turkeys and ducks.
Characteristic FOOD:Meat and Other Foods
• The Aztecs came to use
cocoa to create chocolate
drinks.
ECONOMY
Characteristic ECONOMY
• The commerce was one
of the most important
factors for the Aztec
empire these
commercialized with
small locations that had
conquered before.
Characteristic ECONOMY
• There were two classes of
markets, local and
regional markets.
Characteristic ECONOMY
• Merchants were charged
a tax for government
uses.
Characteristic ECONOMY
• The pochteca were
merchants who used to
travel great distances by
orders made by the
people of the nobles.

• Were a species of mini

culture since they did not
share or practiced some
things of the Aztec
system.

• Also used to work as

spies.
Characteristic ECONOMY
• Also marketed ceramics
a lot.
Characteristic ECONOMY
• Merchants used to have
feathers of exotic birds to
be able to market them
in the markets.
MUSIC
Characteristic MUSIC
• The Aztecs used to use
hymns and songs for
rites or ceremonies.
Characteristic MUSIC
• I sing to Ometeotl one of
the Aztec gods.
Characteristic MUSIC
• I sing to Tlaloc one of the
Aztec gods.
Characteristic MUSIC
• I sing to Huitzilopochtli
one of the Aztec gods.
Characteristic MUSIC
• Singing to Tezcatlipoca
one of the Aztec gods.
Characteristic MUSIC
• The songs were another
form of music besides
that they were used a lot
in times of War.
Characteristic MUSIC
• Poetry also stood out
especially for the content
it carried.
Characteristic MUSIC:DRUMS
• The drums were very
important for the Aztecs
and for their musical
repertoire.
AYOTL MUSIC:DRUMS
• Drum made from a turtle
shell.
TEPONAZTLI MUSIC:DRUMS
• Horizontal log drum,
played with mallets.
 HUEHUETL MUSIC:DRUMS
• Upright skin drum,
similar to what we're
most familiar with.
Characteristic MUSIC:Rattles
• Were a kind of circular
cloth covered with bells
that were used in the
bobbin to dance.
Characteristic MUSIC:Flutes
• The lautas were another
instrument for them
besides that they realized
it of wood.
Characteristic MUSIC:Dance
• The Aztec dances were
the few religious events
in which women could
unite with men to praise
their gods.
Characteristic MUSIC
• Various other horns and
trumpets were used,
such as the conch
(tecciztli) and snail horn
(quihquiztli).
Characteristic MUSIC:Dance
• The Aztecs for their
wardrobe used many
bird feathers and fabrics.
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