Qui a conquis l'empire aztèque ?
Qui a conquis l'empire aztèque ?
Hernan Cortes En 1521, Hernan Cortes, au commande d'un petit groupe d'espagnols et d'une coalition de divers peuples indigènes, conquit à feu et à sang la ville de Tenochtitlan, mettant ainsi fin au puissant Empire aztèque.
Où se situe les Aztèques ?
Si l'on croit leurs codex, leurs livres sacrés, les Aztèques sont originaires d'Aztlan, une île située au milieu d'un lac vraisemblablement mythique. Au cours de leur migration, ils furent appelés Mexitin, puis Mexicas, c'est-à-dire "habitants de Mexico".
What was the Aztec religion's preoccupation?
- It seems that most of the preoccupation in the religion had to do with fear of the nature, and a fear of the end of the world. By the time the Mexica's Empire (Mexica is the proper name for the tribe at the heart of the Aztec empire) was at its height, the political and religions systems were in close interaction.
What is the concept of God in Aztec society?
- The concept of ‘god’ in Aztec society is referred to as ‘Teotl’ in Nahuatl, the language of the Aztec. The Aztecs, like other Mesoamerican societies, had a wide pantheon of gods . As such they were a polytheistic society, which means they had many gods and each god represented different important parts of the world for Aztec people.
Who were the most important Aztec gods and goddesses?
- Here are 8 of the most important Aztec gods and goddesses. 1. Huitzilopochtli – ‘The Hummingbird of the South’ Huitzilopochtli was the father of the Aztecs and the supreme god for the Méxica. His nagual or animal spirit was the eagle.
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).
