2) Stated in document 2, the Aztecs centered there cites around an eagle perched on a cactus. 3) Shown in document 3, the Aztec king wanted the Aztecs to appear strong in the view of other eyes, so they burned documents that would tarnish that reputation. III. Support Paragraph #2: Economy A) Aztecs were well organized and creative with their foods and goods. B) Three supporting details and document numbers 1) As shown in document 10, the Aztecs had a steady flow of goods from conquered city/states.
Cody Ostlund SPA 101 Sec 1 4-17-11 Aztec Society The Aztecs were a very organized and religious society. The worshipped many deities, and performed sacrificial rituals to please their deities. Historians claim that the Aztecs first settled on an island called Aztlan, but moved south in the early 1100’s. They settled in neighboring cities, but their hosts found their violent behavior rude, so they were ran out of many cities. During their travels, the Aztecs came across lake Texcoco, where they saw an eagle perched on a cactus.
This type of construction and the labor-intensive methods of chinampa agriculture help overcome the main limits to agriculture in the Basin of Mexico: variable rainfall, frosts, and soil fertility Aztec Religion (Polytheistic) A part of the religious Aztec legends is the belief in a hierarchy of gods. According to Aztec mythology, the top three gods were Huitzilopochtili (or “hummingbird wizard), Tezcatlipoca (“smoking mirror”) and Quetzalcoatl (“sovereign plumed serpent”). Below these three gods, those who practiced the Aztec religion believed there were four sub-gods and an infinite number of gods were below these four. Among them were the god of rain and the god of growth. Aztec Sacrifices Aztec sacrifices were an important aspect of the Aztec religion.
But the Aztec theologians also developed the notion that the gods are best nourished by the living hearts of sacrificed captives; the braver the captive, the more nourishing the sacrifice. This theology led to widespread wars of conquest in search of sacrificial victims both captured in war and paid as tribute by a conquered
The power of this organized crime group is legendary and the impact on American life tragic. Learning their history enables present governments to learn effective means of combating the success of future cartel organizations. History The history of the Juarez Cartel can be traced back as far as early as the 1980’s (LaFranchi, 1999). Cocaine use and demand had peaked and suddenly, the Columbian Cartels found themselves in the middle of a major crackdown from U.S. and Mexican authorities (LaFranchi, 1999). Amado Carrillo Fuentes took advantage of the Columbian trade’s inability to move narcotics as freely as they were once able and began amassing his own empire.
Sandra Quinones HIS 103 World Civilizations I Instructor: Pamela Huckins Wednesday, August 01, 2012 There were many things that the Roman Empire had from ambition to lust and even murder. But the one thing that had set Rome apart from any other cities was its technology and engineering, and the technology that the Romans had achieved with the building of huge buildings, stadiums and roads and aqueducts made the Roman Empire one of the most power nations in the world. As early as 44 B.C when the most powerful roman of all was found dead on the senate floor murdered by his own people, Julius Cesar had engineered a rise to power that would never be challenged. The one thing that Julius Cesar wanted to do, that no other person had ever done
Similar to the Greeks, they were a religiously and artistically nation, but politically sovereign states. As many as twenty such states existed on the Yucatan Peninsula.7 The Mayans were expert and determined warriors, using the bow and arrow, the wooden sword edged with flints, the lance, copper axe, and protective amour of heavy quilted cotton. They understood military tactics and signaling with drum and whistle, and knew how to build barricades and dig trenches. Noble prisoners were usually sacrificed to the gods, while those of ordinary rank became slaves. Their object in war was rather to make prisoners than to kill.8 The Mayans always were engaged in some battle or
Mitchell Bortz 9-22-11 History 101 Hollenback Document Analysis #1 Question #1 In the time of the Aztec civilization, great strides were taken to keep everything in what I would call, “working order.” The Aztecs were very religious people who did whatever was needed to be done to please their main gods Quetzaquatal and Tezcatlipoca. Human sacrifice was the main form of pleasing the Gods and keeping the cosmos from being destruction. In my opinion, some of the things that were done to the people being sacrificed were very extreme. Some examples would be the rituals they performed. They included decapitation, burning of the body, strangulation, arrow sacrifices, etc.
9.) The major differences between the Maya and Toltec civilizations were the Mayas fought wars with religious meaning while the Toltec fought wars to gain land. Also, the Mayas did not have had a distinct ruler but each powerful city governed itself while the Toltec had two chieftains or kings. 10.) The Aztecs transformed their political organization by introducing a monarchial system similar to that found in more powerful neighboring states.
The Amazing Aztecs The Aztecs were very intelligent people. They built monstrous pyramids and temples, that are still standing strong, and they did not have the technology like there is today. People believe the Aztecs were destroyed four different times by different elements that represented their gods. The Mexican people believe that the world is on the fifth sun god today, as the Aztecs predicted. This belief in four major gods supported the Aztec mythology.