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ANCIENT CIVILIZATION-THE AZTECS



AZTECS   WERE   Ethnic  groups  of  central  Mexico  who  spoke the  Nahuatl      language   and   existed   in  large  part  of   Mesoamerica   in  the  14th    to   16th   centuries . This  period  was  known  as    the late  post  classic  period   in  Mesoamerican  chronology  .Although   they   were  considered   barbaric   by  the  Toltec   and  others  in  the  region,  they absorbed   their  neighbors'   culture .The  Aztec   controlled   their  empire  primarily   by  installing    friendly  rulers  in  conquered   cities,  by  marriage  alliance     between  ruling  dynasties,  and  by  an  economic  strategy  ,  making  conquered   cities  depend  on  the  cent re    for  trade.Since   there   was  no  military  protection  in  conquered   cities,  it  made  them  easy  prey   for  conquest      in  turn   the  European   invaders   in  the 16th  century .
AZTEC   CULTURE-ART  play   very important  role  in  ancient  Aztec  culture. mainly   as  an  expression   of  religion and  warfare.Music  and   dance   were performed to   please  the  Gods and  not  for  entertainment  or  for   any  other  reason.They  considered   their   musical  instruments  to  be  holy  and  mistakes  made  while  playing    were  believed   to  be  offensive  to  the  Gods.Tattoos   also    played   a  crucial     role  in  the  Aztec  culture ,  and    these  were  often  used   in  rituals .The  design  of  tattoos  were  chosen  so  as   to    show   the  children's  devotion   to gods.
AZTECS   PRACTICE   HUMAN  SACRIFICE -  Human  sacrifice   were  a  common  practice   among  the  Aztecs.No  other  civilization    practiced  human  sacrifice    to  the degree  of  Aztecs.In   1457  ,at  the   sanctification  of  for  the   re - consecration    of  the  Great  pyramid  of  Tecnochtitlan  ,  they  reportedly     sacrificed  2000,  prisoners  ,over  the course  of  four  days.Reports  of  cannibalism  among   the  Aztecs   are  also     controversial   points   among the  historians  and  experts.
































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