Welcome to the World of the Welcome to the World of the Aztecs!Aztecs!

Aztec TamalesAztec Tamales

The Aztecs loved to eat The Aztecs loved to eat tamales which they usually tamales which they usually filled with beans, fruit, filled with beans, fruit, peppers or fish.peppers or fish.

But. . . But. . .

Aztec Tamales con. Aztec Tamales con.

Sometimes they filled Sometimes they filled them with insect eggs, them with insect eggs, boiled grasshoppers, snails boiled grasshoppers, snails or red worms. or red worms. All of All of which were considered which were considered delicacies!delicacies!

What are Codices?What are Codices?

Aztec CodicesAztec Codices

Aztec Number/Counting System

Valuable Items to the AztecValuable Items to the Aztec

The Aztec prized The Aztec prized not only gold, but not only gold, but also jade and rare also jade and rare feathers.feathers.

Aztec CalendarAztec Calendar

Aztec Temple

Aztec SacrificesAztec SacrificesThe Aztecs sacrificed an The Aztecs sacrificed an

estimated estimated 20,000 people20,000 people per year to their gods.per year to their gods.

Most of their sacrifices were Most of their sacrifices were prisoners of war. The Aztecs prisoners of war. The Aztecs believed that war needed for believed that war needed for their empire to survive!their empire to survive!

Aztec Gods and GoddessAztec Gods and Goddess

Aztec Art

Aztec ChildrenAztec Children

Aztec Children were Aztec Children were sometimes punished by sometimes punished by dangling them over a fire dangling them over a fire or pricking their hands or pricking their hands with thorns! with thorns!