What Everyday Life Was Like for the Aztecs

You may have heard of their calendars, seen their temples, or admired one of their cool looking sculptural artifacts in a museum, but chances are you have no idea what life was really like for the Aztecs.

#Aztec #Mesoamerica #WeirdHistory

[PanchoVilla-kkki]

Growing up in a Mexican family it is rare but a lucky thing to have a family member with great knowledge about our ancestors, my father would tell me stories I remember my favorite was about how Tenochtitlan had fresh fish daily from the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, they basically had a system of runners stretching all the way up to California.

[ah]

I recommend the book, The Aztecs: A Very Short Introduction by Davíd Carrasco for anyone interested in learning more about the Aztecs. Carrasco covers topics like daily life, rituals, economy, and more.

[strwbymlk]

It blows my mind that at least one of these fellas are chillin’ somewhere down my family tree. I love being Mexican sm.

[exceedinc]

You left out that the Mexica city was bigger than any European city at the time, was also cleaner than any European city, and the Mexica also bathed twice a day, more than any european at the time.

[NewMessage]

"C'mon... Sacrificing people? Have a heart!"


"Hey.. that's a great idea."

[jamallabarge]

Calculating 365 days a year meant counting the days from Solstice to Solstice, the point in time where the Sun is at its highest point near the poles or the longest day near the equator. Scheduling life to a calendar improved crop yields and gave the people more food. The Aztecs were NOT stupid people.

[Posit_Zero_Blue]

Do one about what everyday Oompa Loompa life was like before their enslavement by a tyranical candy maker.

[kurtengel]

"oh look it hasn't rained yet"

it's Sacrifice time

[jamiegrandel]

Need an AC game on this era if their going back to Vikings they should go back here

[jarettheater]

I would like to know what a day was like as a mafia boss in the 20s

[communistwoman]

Fun fact: An Aztec warrior's weapons were designed to maim their enemies, not kill. It was considered more honorable to bring back a live prisoner to be used for a sacrifice.

[millzimatt]

rich aztec males: treat all of our wives equally and fairly.

Also rich aztec males: our heirs can only come from our first wife.

[danieljohannson]

Aztec Nation was Rome of the new world, Many of their great works can be attributed to other earlier civilizations that rose and fell.
Spain really did not "defeat" the Aztecs, it was Spanish plagues they brought over, that decimated and demoralized the Aztec people.
The reason why we know little about Aztec life was Spanish burned and destroyed many of the Aztec items as heretical.

[patoteto]

Fun fact; when the the Europeans first arrived to Mexico, they had such a bad smell that the Aztecs couldn’t believe they were suppose to be the reincarnation of Quetzalcoatl. As such, the cauhtemoc never allowed Hernan Cortez to even touch him.😂😂

[augustarellano]

You forgot how they where advanced in Astronomy and mathematics.

[formangrilling]

I wonder if everyone’s grandma had a Aztec calendar hanging in the living room like grandmas today have the virgen lol

[ponchogutz]

When playing ball game, the winners were the ones who were sacrified, it was an honor for them.

[melogarcia]

Europeans, Africans, and Asians fail to realize these people built an impressive civilization isolated from the rest of the world. Meaning knowledge wasn't exchanged between different races/cultures and with no beasts of burden. That is impressive no matter what you think about human sacrifice and whatever other behavior that would be considered "uncivilized" today.

[radityakevin]

“It’s hotter than usual”

The priest: *im going to end this man’s whole career*

[qa]

Please do a video about the Salem's witch trials or the life of the Puritans during the 1st British colonies in America