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  • Essay / Aztecs - 534

    The Aztecs changed locations frequently because they were always discovering new lands and wanted the best for themselves. The Aztecs started from a lake island called Aztlan. They sought better lands and believed in human sacrifice. The Aztecs moved to destroy the culture of others and they used the people for their own sacrifices to serve their gods. In the Aztec religion there were 5 ages, The legend of the five suns, The first sun - Jaguar Sun (Nahui Ocelotl), the second sun - Wind Sun (Nahui Ehecatl), the third sun - Rain Sun (Nahui Quiahuitl), the fourth sun - Water Sun (Nahui Atl), the fifth sun - Earthquake Sun. The first God believed by the Aztecs to be Ometeotl is a name used for the pair of gods Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl. Gods of life, love and generation, the Aztecs believe that each opposite in the world should show how to unite. Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl. Each opposite male being also a female, they were able to have children and 4 children. The four children to whom they entrusted the creation of the world and gave it life...