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Welche Glauben hatten die Azteken?
Die polytheistische Religion der Azteken beruhte auf der Religion der Tolteken. Hauptgott war Huitzilopochtli, der Gott der Sonne und des Krieges.
Warum opfern die Azteken Menschen?
Der Opferkult der Azteken stand im Zentrum ihrer Religion. Diese forderte – wie auch die anderer mittelamerikanischer Kulturen – Menschenopfer, um den Lauf der Sonne und den Fortbestand der Welt zu sichern. Die Azteken glaubten, dass das Universum aus dem Kampf zwischen Licht und Dunkelheit entstanden sei.
Did the Aztecs practice bloodletting?
At their central temple in Tenochtitlan, Templo Mayor, the Aztecs practiced both bloodletting (offering one’s own blood) and human sacrifice as part of their religious practices. The Spanish reaction to Aztec religious practices is believed to be partially responsible for the violence of the Spanish conquest .
What are the different ethnic groups associated with the Aztecs?
The term extends to further ethnic groups associated with the Aztec empire, such as the Acolhua, the Tepanec and others that were incorporated into the empire. Charles Gibson enumerates a number of groups in central Mexico that he includes in his study The Aztecs Under Spanish Rule (1964).
What is the origin of the Aztecs?
Vocabulary The legendary origin of the Aztec people has them migrating from a homeland called Aztlan to what would become modern-day Mexico. While it is not clear where Aztlan was, a number of scholars believe that the Mexica—as the Aztec referred to themselves—migrated south to central Mexico in the 13th century.
Why is Aztec culture not exclusive to the Aztecs?
Most ethnic groups of central Mexico in the post-classic period shared basic cultural traits of Mesoamerica, and so many of the traits that characterize Aztec culture cannot be said to be exclusive to the Aztecs.