The Aztecs
This book presents a very short introduction to the Aztecs using interpretive tools from religious studies and anthropology to uncover the paradox of Aztec life; on the one hand a people highly skilled in sculpture, astronomy, city planning ...
Aztec Imperial Strategies
... Aztec ceramics in different parts of Mesoamer- ica because of the lack of archaeological work at Aztec period sites ( however , see Michael Smith 1990 ) . Late Aztec ceramics are generally acknowledged to be present in sub- stantial ...
Exploring the Aztecs
... Aztec warriors carried wooden shields and wore close - fitting breastplates made of thick cotton pads . These could withstand cuts from stone - edged weapons . Some Spanish soldiers wore the lightweight Aztec breastplates in ...
Organization of the Aztec Empire
Aztec society was divided into twenty clans called calpullis, where religion exerted a predominant influence, which consisted of groups of people connected by kinship, territorial divisions, the invocation of a particular god and ...
Aztec Warfare
In exploring the pattern and methods of Aztec expansion, Ross Hassig focuses on political and economic factors.
Mayans, Aztecs, & Incas
... Aztec Empire was the city of Tenochtitlán, located near present day Mexico City. Tenochtitlán was a floating city built Tenochtitlán is pronounced: the-nohch-teet-LAHN in Lake ... Aztec Accomplishments Page The Aztec Collapse Page.
Empire of the Aztecs
... Aztec world , society and government , religion and mythology , art , architecture , Nahuatl literature , the calendar , industry and trade , daily life , and more . Carrasco , David , and Scott Sessions , Daily Life of the Aztecs ...
The Oxford Handbook of the Aztecs
Deborah L. Nichols, Enrique Rodríguez-Alegría. survey team defined Early Aztec settlements based on the presence of Aztec I- and Aztec II- style decorated potsherds. However, the distribution of Aztec I Black- on- Orange pottery is ...
The Delineation of the Day-signs in the Aztec Manuscripts
... ( Aztec day - sign ) , typical form , 306 ; ornamental form of , 331 fig . 7 , 357 fig . 22 , 358 fig . 23 , 359 , 360 . Atlatl , 337 , 338 fig . 7 , p . 368 . Atsugewi , 281 footnote 6 , 287 , 288 footnote 16 . Aztec calendar , 300 ...
The Aztecs
... multitude of facts , it seems de- sirable to explain the ingenious and exact manner in which the Mexicans divided time . The Aztec cycle ( fig . 4 ) was represented. FIG . 4.- THE AZTEC CYCLE . FIG . 5.- THE Aztec Year . THE CALENDAR . 61.
Mayans, Aztecs & Incas Thematic Unit
Linda Larsen. Aztec. Codices. The Aztecs used a written language that consisted of pictures representing spoken words and phrases. A drawing of a footprint meant travel, while a scroll meant ... Aztecs: The Fall of the Aztec Capital.
Aztec's Luna
... Aztec" she directed his hand to her belly pulling her lips inside her mouth. "He kicked so hard." Aztec whispered to Alexa perplexed. Alexa nods her head closing her eyes. "I think it is time Aztec..." Before Alexa tells more Aztec ...
National Geographic Investigates: Ancient Aztec
Describes the work of archaeologists who have uncovered the artifacts of ancient Aztecs of Mexico.
Aztec Autumn
After the Aztec empire falls to the Spaniards, a young Aztec named Tenamaxtli begins recruiting from among his fellow survivors of the Conquest to once again challenge the Spaniards and restore the Aztec empire.
Ancient Aztec Culture
Carefully chosen primary sources are included to provide a direct link between past and present. Did the Aztec people really perform human sacrifices? Readers will find out when they explore the incredible world of ancient Aztec culture!
Ancient Aztec Technology
Technology is guiding force in all civilizations. Readers discover the role technology played in ancient Aztec life through text designed to reflect essential social studies curriculum topics.
The Aztec Image in Western Thought
Encompass the sweep of changing Western thought on the Aztecs from Cortes to the present.
Report of the State Roads Commission to the General Assembly of Maryland
... Aztec . 159.06 6,766 $ 731.14 $ 244.53 12.8 Limestone Chips 00240 6.93 56,918 Aztec . 367.72 23,391 2,486.10 358.75 12.9 Limestone Chips New Market - Kemptown . 0241 1.34 11,005 Aztec . 144.92 2,600 352.05 262.71 26.3 Limestone Chips ...