Each class played a distinct role in maintaining the social, economic and religious fabric of Aztec life, contributing to a society that was as orderly as it was disciplined. 3.

AZTEC LIFE ILLUSTRATED; Significance of the Exhibit of Ancient Mexican Art. MYSTERY OF THE CODICES As Represented in American Museum, Scholars May Decipher Them -- Forbidding Sacrificial Stones.

Hygiene and ritual marked every moment of life for pregnant Aztec women. The tlamatlquiticitl—midwife—offered those in her charge a remarkable 16th-century birthing plan, combining practical ...

A 16th-century manuscript is getting a modern-day update and will now live online. The text, the Florentine Codex, is a visual and written encyclopedia of the history of the Aztec people in Mexico, ...

Obsidian was central to Aztec life—not just for crafting sharp tools and sacred offerings, but as a reflection of political power and economic exchange.

The Aztecs did not count time on an infinite scale, as we do, but in cyclical 52-year periods, and at the completion of each cycle, life and the world would begin anew.

Early life. Cortés was born in 1485 in Medellín, Spain. He was the only son of noble parents, ... "The Aztecs were not always popular rulers among their subjected cities.

Object Details author Mundy, Barbara E. Contents A note on spelling and translations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Water and the sacred city -- Chapter 3: The Tlatoani in Tenochtitlan -- ...

According to the Codex Mendoza, a visual history of Aztec life created in the 1540s, boys and girls were celebrated at 14 years of age to celebrate them obtaining their life-long skills.