Mexicas

1. Mexica M árcio Padilha Universidad de Guanajuato Guanajuato, Gto., México

2. The Mexica: Basic Concepts

3. “Mesoamerica:” what is that?

4. “Mesoamerica:” Where is that?

5. Valley of Mexico

6. Polytheism?

7. Terminology Interrelation

8. Terminology Interrelation

9. So, in comparison…

10. Uto-Aztecan Languages

11. Mexico, Land of the Mexica!

12. Foods

13. Drinks

14. Cannibalism

15. Chinampas

16. Chinampas

17. Aztec Empire

18. Aztec Education

19. Types of School

20. Náhuatl System of Writing Aztec Years had 260 days. Their weeks had 20 days, as shown below:

21. Religion

22. Aztec Calendar Mrs. Padilha by the Aztec Calendar in the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.

23. Pantheon: Cultural Gods

24. Pantheon: Nature Gods

25. Pantheon: Gods of Creation

26. Pantheon: Gods of Pulque

27. Aztec Pantheon: Gods of Maize and Fertility

28. Aztec Pantheon: Gods of Death and the Underworld

29. Human Sacrifices

30. Social Stratitication National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.

31. Aztec Architecture: Temples Scaled Model of the Templo Mayor at the Templo Mayor Museum in Mexico City. Mr. and Mrs.. Padilha at the entrance of the Templo Mayor Museum in Mexico City.

32. Aztec Architecture: Pyramids Aztec Pyramid in Tlalnepantla de Baz , Mexico State. Aztec Pyramid in Malinalco , Mexico State.

33. Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire H érnan Cortés Moctezuma II

34. Spanish C onquest of the Aztec Empire

35. Spanish C onquest of the Aztec Empire

36. Spanish C onquest of the Aztec Empire