Gods and Myths of the AztecsAn introduction to some of the more famous gods and myths of the Aztecs. |
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... Valley of Mexico , reverted to an earlier pattern of small hamlets linked to low tem- ple platforms . Whatever characterized the Olmecs . had become so subsumed or transformed that it was barely recognizable , and due to the propensity ...
... Valley of Mexico , reverted to an earlier pattern of small hamlets linked to low tem- ple platforms . Whatever characterized the Olmecs . had become so subsumed or transformed that it was barely recognizable , and due to the propensity ...
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... Valley of Mexico . Much of the Valley of Mexico had become a cultural wasteland following the fall of the Olmecs , and was , indeed , to remain so for nearly 400 years until the beginning of the Christian era . Throughout this period ...
... Valley of Mexico . Much of the Valley of Mexico had become a cultural wasteland following the fall of the Olmecs , and was , indeed , to remain so for nearly 400 years until the beginning of the Christian era . Throughout this period ...
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... Valley of Teotihuacan could never have supported such a large population . It now seems probable that the entire Valley of Mexico was brought under chinampa ( raised field ) agricul- ture , in which grid - like plots of land were left ...
... Valley of Teotihuacan could never have supported such a large population . It now seems probable that the entire Valley of Mexico was brought under chinampa ( raised field ) agricul- ture , in which grid - like plots of land were left ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 8 |
ORIGINS OF AZTEC CULTURE | 25 |
CHAPTER TWO THE OLMEC INHERITANCE | 40 |
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agricultural appears archaeological architecture associated astronomical Aztec culture Aztec world ball game ball-court blood blood-letting buildings Catherwood ceremonial centres Chalcatzingo Chiapas Chichén Itzá Chichimeca chinampas Coatlicue Colhuacan complex Copán Cortés costume death dedicated divine earth Feathered Serpent Flowers glyphs Goddess gods Guatemala Heart of Heaven Huitzilopochtli human sacrifice important influence Jaguar La Venta lineage Lord maize man-god mask Maya culture Mayan Mesoamerican cultures Mexico City Mixtec Moctezuma Monte Albán monuments Moon Museum myth neighbouring noble Oaxaca offerings Olmec Olmec belief Olmec culture OPPOSITE Pacal's Palenque patron deity period priest-ruler priests pyramid Quetzalcoatl Rain relief carvings represent ritual calendar ruler ruling élite sacred sacrificed sacrificial victims Serpent and Heart shown Smoking Mirror Spanish stelae stone symbol temple Tenochtitlan Teotihuacan Tezcatlipoca Tikal tion Tlaloc Toltec tomb tree Tula Twin Heroes Underworld Uxmal Valley of Mexico Venta Venus warriors Xibalba Xipe Totec Yucatán Peninsula Zapotec