1) The Aztecs didn't refer to them as Aztecs, they called themselves Mexicas.
2) Aztecs would bury their dead loved ones in their own house.
3) The Aztecs had 2 calendars, one for calculation of time and one for worshiping their gods.
4) To Aztecs, blood is considered the "divine water".
5) Really poor families would sell their children for extra money to survive.
6) When in war, most Aztecs actually died from disease, not combat.
7) The Aztecs were short, sturdy people with almond-shaped eyes, dark coarse hair, and brown skin.
8) Boys attended and studied history, religion, crafts, and military training. Selected boys and girls attended special religious schools to become priests and priestesses.
9) The Aztec's staple food were tortillas.
10) When the Aztec warriors ran out of food, they would eat their dead enemies. However, they did not eat their own dead comrades.
11) A reference to the Aztecs was made in the Dream Works movie The Road to El Dorado.
2) Aztecs would bury their dead loved ones in their own house.
3) The Aztecs had 2 calendars, one for calculation of time and one for worshiping their gods.
4) To Aztecs, blood is considered the "divine water".
5) Really poor families would sell their children for extra money to survive.
6) When in war, most Aztecs actually died from disease, not combat.
7) The Aztecs were short, sturdy people with almond-shaped eyes, dark coarse hair, and brown skin.
8) Boys attended and studied history, religion, crafts, and military training. Selected boys and girls attended special religious schools to become priests and priestesses.
9) The Aztec's staple food were tortillas.
10) When the Aztec warriors ran out of food, they would eat their dead enemies. However, they did not eat their own dead comrades.
11) A reference to the Aztecs was made in the Dream Works movie The Road to El Dorado.