Everyday Life in the Aztec World
Everyday Life in the Aztec World

Author: Frances F. Berdan

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-12-03

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1108894410

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In Everyday Life in the Aztec World, Frances Berdan and Michael E. Smith offer a view into the lives of real people, doing very human things, in the unique cultural world of Aztec central Mexico. The first section focuses on people from an array of social classes - the emperor, a priest, a feather worker, a merchant, a farmer, and a slave - who interacted in the economic, social and religious realms of the Aztec world. In the second section, the authors examine four important life events where the lives of these and others intersected: the birth and naming of a child, market day, a day at court, and a battle. Through the microscopic views of individual types of lives, and interweaving of those lives into the broader Aztec world, Berdan and Smith recreate everyday life in the final years of the Aztec Empire.

Fifth Sun
Fifth Sun

Author: Camilla Townsend

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 0190673060

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Fifth Sun offers a comprehensive history of the Aztecs, spanning the period before conquest to a century after the conquest, based on rarely-used Nahuatl-language sources written by the indigenous people.

Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan

Author: José Luis de Rojas

Publisher: University Press of Florida

Published: 2012-12-04

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 0813059461

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Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec empire before the Spanish conquest, rivaled any other great city of its time. In Europe, only Paris, Venice, and Constantinople were larger. Cradled in the Valley of Mexico, the city is unique among New World capitals in that it was well-described and chronicled by the conquistadors who subsequently demolished it. This means that, though centuries of redevelopment have frustrated efforts to access the ancient city’s remains, much can be told about its urban landscape, politics, economy, and religion. While Tenochtitlan commands a great deal of attention from archaeologists and Mesoamerican scholars, very little has been written about the city for a non-technical audience in English. In this fascinating book, eminent expert José Luis de Rojas presents an accessible yet authoritative exploration of this famous city--interweaving glimpses into its inhabitants’ daily lives with the broader stories of urbanization, culture, and the rise and fall of the Aztec empire.

The Death of Aztec Tenochtitlan, the Life of Mexico City
The Death of Aztec Tenochtitlan, the Life of Mexico City

Author: Barbara E. Mundy

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 2015-07-15

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0292766564

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"In 1325, the Aztecs founded their capital city Tenochtitlan, which grew to be one of the world's largest cities before it was violently destroyed in 1521 by conquistadors from Spain and their indigenous allies. Re-christened and reoccupied by the Spanish conquerors as Mexico City, it became the pivot of global trade linking Europe and Asia in the 17th century, and one of the modern world's most populous metropolitan areas. However, the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan and its people did not entirely disappear when the Spanish conquistadors destroyed it. By reorienting Mexico City-Tenochtitlan as a colonial capital and indigenous city, Mundy demonstrates its continuity across time. Using maps, manuscripts, and artworks, she draws out two themes: the struggle for power by indigenous city rulers and the management and manipulation of local ecology, especially water, that was necessary to maintain the city's sacred character. What emerges is the story of a city-within-a city that continues to this day"--

The Aztec Empire
The Aztec Empire

Author: Felipe Solis Olguin

Publisher: Guggenheim Museum

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9780892073160

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The ultimate exploration of early 16th century Aztec culture features over 500 archaeological objects and works from Mexico and the United States, including jewelry, works of precious metals, and household and ceremonial artifactsQmany of which have never been exhibited before in the U.S. 0-89207-316-0$85.00 / DAP / Distributed Arts Publishers

Handbook to Life in the Aztec World
Handbook to Life in the Aztec World

Author: Manuel Aguilar-Moreno

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 0195330838

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Describes daily life in the Aztec world, including coverage of geography, foods, trades, arts, games, wars, political systems, class structure, religious practices, trading networks, writings, architecture and science.

Daily Life of the Aztecs
Daily Life of the Aztecs

Author: David Carrasco

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13:

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Describes and explains various aspects of life in complex historical eras - cultural, social, religious, political - with details on such activities as cooking, games, dress, and parenting.

Aztec Civilization
Aztec Civilization

Author: Don Nardo

Publisher: Lucent Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781420502428

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Describes the history of the Aztec empire, society, religion, culture, and war, the Spanish conquest, and the survival of Aztec elements in later Mexican culture.

Daily Life of the Aztecs
Daily Life of the Aztecs

Author: Jacques Soustelle

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780486424859

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A study of the Mexicans at the beginning of the sixteenth century, focusing on the daily activities of the city-dwellers of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, and discussing society, religion, domestic habits, marriage and family, war, the arts, and other aspects of daily life.