Aztec Creation Myth
What are previous worlds called?
Suns
Who were Cihuateteo
Women who died in childbirth
Where did the Aztecs live
Mesoamerica
For how long were the Aztecs around?
About 200 years, from 14-15th century
Who was the god in charge of the first Sun?
The Black Tezcatlipoca
Who was Mictlāntēcuhtli
God of death, ruler of underworld
What did Cihuateteo look like
Skull for a face and claw-like hands
What was the main purpose of the sacrifices?
To nourish the gods/maintain cosmic balance
What was the only food humans ate on the second sun?
Piñon nuts
Who would go to Tlalocan
People who died from water related things
What was Tlaloc the god of
Rain
Flower wars/capturing prisoners of war
What was the name of the ceremony that occurred every 52 years?
New Fire Ceremony
What parts of the women who died during childbirth would people try and steal
Hair and fingers
What happened during the New Fire ceremony
they would throw all their stuff out and a priest would put a fire drill through a sacrifices heart
What codex did the image I use come from?
Codex Magliabechiano
Why did Aztecs give sacrifices to the sun god?
The Aztecs believed that their people would be killed by earthquakes and sky monsters
Who was to the right of Mictlāntēcutli in my slide from the Codex Borgia?
Quetzalcoatl
What animal guarded the black waters
Iguana
What was the name of the god I mentioned in the slideshow, and what was he the god for?
Huitzilopochtli