AZTEC EMPIRE

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AZTEC EMPIRE
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Teotihuacan
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• ChalchiutotolinGod of pestilence.
• ChalmecacihuiltA Goddess of the underworld.
• ChalmecatlYet another god of the underworld.
• ChanticoGoddess of hearth and volcano fires.
• ChicomecoatlGoddess of maize. Her symbol is an
  ear of corn.
• ChicomexochtliGod of painters.
• ChiconahuiHearth Goddess and guardian of the
  household.
• CihuacoatlEarth mother Goddess. Patron of
  childbirth and those who died while giving birth.
  Often portrayed with a child in her arms.
• CitlalatonacGod who created the stars with
  Citlalicue.
• CitlalicueCreator Goddess. With Citlalatonac,
  created the stars.
• CiucoatlGoddess of the earth.
• CoatlicueGoddess of earth and fire.
• CochimetlGod of merchants and commerce
• .ItzpapalotlGoddess of agriculture.
• IxtliltonGod of healing, medicine, feasting and
  games.
• MalinalxochiSorceress Goddess with power over
  scorpions, snakes and other stinging, biting
  insects of the
• OmecihuatlCreator Goddess.
• OmetecuhtliCreator god and god of fire. The
  highest god of the Aztec pantheon. Ruled over
  duality and the unity of opposites.

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Tenochtitlan

• When the Aztecs settled in the swampy Lake
  Texcoco and built Tenochtitlan, around the year
  1350, the dominant tribe had been the Tepanecs.
  They controlled most of the shore of Lake Texcoco
  and forced the Aztecs and a number of other other
  tribes including the Texcoco, Tlateloco and
  Tlacopan to pay heavy tribute.  

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Tributory States
Aztec Imperial Strategies. Dumbarton Oaks,
Washington, DC (1996). ISBN0884022110.
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Tribute System

• Tributes were an important part of Aztec public
  administration and an important adjunct to a
  thriving market economy. Tribute supported the
  ruler and nobles, as well as religious and public
  institutions. Only nobles and slaves were exempt
  from tribute. Spaniards admired the efficiency of
  the tribute system. tarlton.law.utexas.edu/rare/az
  tec/Tribute.htm

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• A tribute roll from the Codex Mendoza  On the
  left are name-glyphs for seven towns, whose
  annual tribute to the Aztec ruler included over
  4,000 mantles and loincloths, 800 bales of dried
  chilis, 20 bags of down feathers, two war-dresses
  and shields, three strings of precious stones,
  and two plates inlaid with turquoise.
  tarlton.law.utexas.edu/rare/aztec/Tribute.htm

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Aztech Childrens roles
www.famsi.org/research/pohl/pohl_aztec6.html
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Punishments
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Aztec children in war
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Spanish arrive 1519
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