THE AZTEC AND TIMES BY: Jonathan Navarrete

The Aztec

While they were living in the swamps, the Aztec priests received a vision. In this vision, the Aztec god, Huitzilopochtli, told them to look for a place to settle where they saw an eagle perched on a cactus, eating a sank

Religion and Human Sacrifice

The Aztecs sacrificed people for the honor of the gods and also were very religious

Life in the Aztecs Word

The Aztecs believed that their world was perched on a giant crocodile swimming in a sea of water lilies.

Family Life

Every Aztec was a member of a clan or family group called a calpulli.

Aztecs Children

A boy was expected to follow in his father's profession and to be a good warrior. He was given a tiny shield, bow and arrows, and tools like those his father’s.

Education

Boys from noble families went to a temple school for three years starting when they were 12 years old.

Aztecs Calendar

The Aztecs believed that time was like a wheel, endlessly turning. They used two circular calendars to keep track of time.

Aztecs Writing