Aztec Religion
id you know the Aztecs made thousands of acres of land by hand incredible? The Aztec Empire was a civilization that was located in present day Mexico City and existed from 1350 to 1519. The Aztecs Empire believed in 128 major gods that they would honor in rituals and ceremonies. Should historians emphasize agriculture or human sacrifice?
Agriculture and this is why, the Aztec’s did so many interesting things that pertained to agriculture. For example, building Chinampas, tying religion into agriculture, and having set roles for everyone working on crops.
What was the value of Chinampas in Agriculture? as stated in document B The value of chinampas was that the Aztecs could make their own farmland whenever it was needed or when a crop …show more content…
This happened because as the Aztecs were farming the Chinampas they believed that all this food came from the Sun God, Huitzilopochtli, and many other deities. The Aztecs had a “god” onsite to oversee the operations. The value of this is the Aztecs worshiped this god with all the work they did. They believed that the gods helped grow the different crops and that a higher power placed them their for their good work. This is how religion related to agriculture.
How did different people contribute to agriculture? as stated in document C Women had a less laboring job than the men did. Women were given the jobs of taking raw crops and turning it into food, because they believed that the true farming process was a man’s work. Men had to do all of the manual labor because everyone else had a different role to play in the crop seasons. The god oversaw the operation and never assisted. This represents the hierarchy in religion in agriculture and shows how different people contributed to agriculture,
In conclusion, Historians should focus on agriculture because it was an extremely advanced process. It took many techniques to make sure that they would have a successful crop season. The Aztec Empire was an incredibly smart and advanced empire. The Aztecs were the first to man make their own farmland and create a connection between religion and agriculture
Agriculture and this is why, the Aztec’s did so many interesting things that pertained to agriculture. For example, building Chinampas, tying religion into agriculture, and having set roles for everyone working on crops.
What was the value of Chinampas in Agriculture? as stated in document B The value of chinampas was that the Aztecs could make their own farmland whenever it was needed or when a crop …show more content…
This happened because as the Aztecs were farming the Chinampas they believed that all this food came from the Sun God, Huitzilopochtli, and many other deities. The Aztecs had a “god” onsite to oversee the operations. The value of this is the Aztecs worshiped this god with all the work they did. They believed that the gods helped grow the different crops and that a higher power placed them their for their good work. This is how religion related to agriculture.
How did different people contribute to agriculture? as stated in document C Women had a less laboring job than the men did. Women were given the jobs of taking raw crops and turning it into food, because they believed that the true farming process was a man’s work. Men had to do all of the manual labor because everyone else had a different role to play in the crop seasons. The god oversaw the operation and never assisted. This represents the hierarchy in religion in agriculture and shows how different people contributed to agriculture,
In conclusion, Historians should focus on agriculture because it was an extremely advanced process. It took many techniques to make sure that they would have a successful crop season. The Aztec Empire was an incredibly smart and advanced empire. The Aztecs were the first to man make their own farmland and create a connection between religion and agriculture