Aztec Cosmovision and History
1. Brief introduction.
2.
2.1. Historical Periods
2.2. Common features.
3. Sunstone as tool to understand Aztec cosmovision.
3.1. Five creations of the world.
3.2. Fifth Sun.
3.3. Human sacrifice.
3.4. Mesoamerican concept of time: calendars.
3.4.1. Tonalpohualli.
3.4.2. Xihuitl.
3.5. Life and death in the stone.
3.6. Serpents and gods.
4. Religion. Main gods and myths.
4.1. Quetzalcoatl.
4.2. Tezcatlipoca.
4.3. Coatlicue
4.4. Coyolxauhqui.
4.5. Huitzilopochtli.
4.6. Tlaloc.
5. Aztec History.
5.1. Origin.
5.2. Migration.
5.3.
Foundation of
5.3.1. Myth.
5.3.2. Historical circumstances.
5.4. War. Triple alliance.
5.5. Expansion of empire: 1428-1521. War of flowers.
5.6. Aztec society.