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Aztec codices : what they tell us about daily life /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Diel, Lori Boornazian, 1970- (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa, Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2020]
Subjects:
Aztecs > History.
Manuscripts, Nahuatl.
Aztecs > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The Codices
  • Chronology of Events
  • The Mexica Migration
  • Start of the Migration
  • The Abandonment of Malinalxochitl
  • The Settlement at Chapultepec
  • The Mexica as Mercenaries for Culhuacan
  • The Foundation of Tenochtitlan
  • History of the Empire
  • Aztec Royal Dynasty
  • Expansion of the Empire
  • Tepanec War and the Triple Alliance
  • War with Tlatelolco
  • The Reign of Moctezuma II
  • Calendars
  • The Sacred Calendar, or Tonalpohualli
  • Calendar Books, or Tonalamatl
  • The Count of Years, or Xiuhpohualli
  • The Aztec Monthly Festivals
  • The New Fire Ceremony, or Xiuhmolpilli
  • Divination
  • Religious Life
  • Tenochtitlan's Sacred Precinct
  • Templo Mayor
  • The Aztec Pantheon
  • Human Sacrifice
  • Priestly Duties
  • Economy
  • War
  • Tribute
  • Agriculture
  • Occupations
  • Merchants and Markets
  • Life Cycle
  • Childbirth
  • Childhood and Education
  • Marriage
  • Old age
  • Death
  • Daily Life
  • Diet
  • Health and Hygiene
  • Justice
  • The Visual Arts
  • The Performing Arts
  • Fashion
  • The Ballgame
  • Conquest
  • Spanish Arrival
  • Massacre at Cholula
  • Spaniards at Tenochtitlan
  • The Defeat of Tenochtitlan
  • Life under Spanish Rule
  • Index.