The+Aztecs

** AZTEC FOOD **
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-Maize was Aztecs main food -They also ate tomatoes, avocado, atole (type of porridge), tortillas, and tamales - Aztecs also ate chocolate witch was saved for warriors and nobility -Chocolate was a drink for elite -The main meal was ate at the hottest part of day -Aztec ate 2 times a day -They ate lots of spices, flowers, and vegetables -Octli was a popular alcoholic drink -Octli was made out of sap from a maguey plant -Tthey would let the sap rot then drink -Octli was only for royalty warriors and nobles -Food was tended so it was spicy and rich -Sometimes food was flavored with chili peppers -Tlaxcalli was also a main food it was like the modern tortilla -Many recopies included meat -Ate Dog, turkey, geese, rabbit, duck, and deer for meat -Fruits and vegetables strong base for Aztec food -Tortillas could be eaten right away or saved for a later time -Atole was a thin gruel -Beans were served with every Aztec meal -They had a passion for chocolate -Many techniques for hunting fishing and gardening food



** AZTEC CALENDERS ** 1 kin = 1 day 1 uinal = 20 kins = 20 days 1 tun = 18 uinals = 360 days 1 katun = 20 tuns = 7,200 days 1 baktun = 20 katuns = 144,000 days -Aztec changed the Mayan calendar to make it their own -They had a 260 day ritual -There was only 20 days in one month -Aztec had more than one calendar -They had 18 months on the calendar -They also had five extra days at the end of the year -The five days were considered bad luck days

Sport

The Aztecs have many kinds of sports one of them are called the ball game. It where there there is a wall than they have a part that sticks out of the wall and the goal of the game is to get the ball in the part of the wall .The Aztecs played the game throughout Mesoamerica. The goal was to gat the rubber ball in the hole on the opponents hole if you make it you would get your team a point. The largest at Chichen itza, was 607 feet (185m) long and 223 feet (68m) wide. The Maya swathe game as a battle between the people of earth and the forces of the underworld, while the Aztecs saw it as a fight between the moon and the sun. The game was violent and sometimes a player died

Entertainment -enjoyed sports and games -a game called tlachtli was played with a hard rubber ball 8-10 lbs (form of basketball) could not use hands or feet, only elbows hips and knees -wore leather blets so they wouldn’t get hurt -patolli is a board game similar to backgammon -if bets were made players would lose everything they had sometimes their lifes -children played board games, hide and seek, running games, and tag -were skilled musicians and dancers -used many different instruments like drums, rattles, gongs, pottery flutes and whistles -usually prayed before games because they were a big part of religion

Clothing -loose and flowing -women wore sleeveless blouses and wraparound skirts -men wore cloth around the hip area and a cloak over the shoulder -masks were often worn during religious ceremonies



Religion -art was a part of religion -had a strong belief in life after death -most prominent part of religion was human sacrifice -believed in many gods -sang songs and prayed -during some religious ceremonies the Aztec priest would cut open a person and tear out his heat. They believed that the heart gave the gods blood so they could remain strong - Atlacoya -- goddess of drought Chiconahui – a domestic fertility goddess Citlalicue – a creator of the stars Cipactonal – god of astrology, sorcery (witchcraft) Oxomoco – goddess of astrology Xochiquezal – goddess of female sexuality, prostitutes, pleasure Patecatl – god of healing and creator of peyote (a hallucinogenic)