Similarities Between Aztec Religion And Ancient Egyptian Religion

Their belief is, it took multiple gods to create the various characteristics of the world (Odijk 1,2,3). Also, they celebrated over 90 festivals for these gods (Odijk 2). Usually, most of the Aztecs were forced to believe in multiple gods, and they didn't have a choice to believe in another religion (Odijk 1). However, holidays and festivals where only celebrated for the most well known gods (Ancient Aztec Festivals, Celebrations and Holidays 1). The most well known festival was the rain festival which was celebrated 3 times a year (Odijk 1). This festival honored the god of rain and lighting Tlaloc ("Ancient Aztec Festivals, Celebrations and Holidays 1). The first time in the year in which this festival was celebrated was in February, when priests held out many rituals encouraging the rain fall (Odijk 1). The second rain festival was celebrated in March (Ancient Aztec Festivals, Celebrations and Holidays 1). It was mostly a festival to honor the god Tllaloc, but it also honors the flowers blooming, which signifies the creating of a new world (Odijk 1). The last rain festival was celebrated in autumn (Odijk 2). Also, people made little statues of Tlaloc on top of a mountain because, it was taught that he lived on a high mountain (Ancient Aztec Festivals, Celebrations and Holidays 1). In conclusion, the general belief in more than one God is quite a contrast to what the Christian culture

The Aztecs of Mexico City had very unique beliefs. They worshiped in the temple which is in the middle of the exhibit. The Aztec temples were almost always offering mounds, the priest of the Aztec religion would use these temples to worship and pray. They also used it for offerings to the Aztec Gods. The way the Aztec’s way of worshiping was praying and sacrificing. The Aztec people believed without a sacrifice the world would end in disaster. The Aztecs had many different types of Gods. They had 7 different Gods with about 2 or 3 in each category. The types of Gods were cultural Gods, nature Gods, Gods of creation, Gods of Plaque and excess, Gods of maize and fertility, Gods of the underworld, and trading Gods.

All three civilizations were deeply religious. Their religious beliefs, while different, laid the groundwork for each civilization’s everyday life.

In Religions of Mesoamerica by David Carrasco, the traditions of both Maya and Aztec cultures are looked into in a deeper manner – especially their religion. As is true with most religions and societal codes, they are adapted from ideas before them to better fit the beliefs of the people practicing. Most of the Mesoamerican religions appear to have several similarities, stemming from an idea Carrasco describes as means for world-making, centering, and renewal. The interpretation of this metatheory is also taken very different between the two religions as well.

The Aztecs were polytheistic which means they worshiped many gods. There main and most powerful god was Huitzilopochtli. Huitzilopochtli was the god of war, the sun and sacrifice. The sun was one of the most important things in Aztec culture they were called the people of the sun and believed that they needed to strengthen the sun's power through rituals and sacrifices. The priest in Aztec culture were in charge of making sure the gods were happy.They did this through human sacrifice and strict ancient rituals. Priest where highly respected in Aztec culture and had to undergo strict training process.They also has priestess, which had the same roles as male priest.

The Aztecs had a very interesting religion. One reason I thought that their religion was interesting was because they have a specific “god” for each element in nature. For example, they had a god for the sun but a different god for water. Each element of nature had its own separate god. The Aztecs also gave sacrifices to their gods. They would sacrifice slaves, captives, women, and children. These sacrifices would please the gods and bring them great wealth. They also used the sacrifices as an excuse to justify their actions of killing other tribe

Religion played a huge role in the Aztec society. Religion was the most important thing to the Aztec people . The Aztecs used omens and stars to tell the future. The Aztecs had believed that a god named Quetzalcoatl would and destroy the entire Aztec civilization and he would return in the year of the seed. In 1519 a Explorer named Hernan Cortes discovered Mexico in 1519. 1519 was the seed year according to the Aztec calendar. The Aztecs Believed that Hernán Cortés was Quetzalcoatl.So they treated him great respect. Hernan Cortes had lunch with the Aztecs and after lunch he killed all the Aztec people. The aztecs could not attack him first because they believed that he was a god and they had to treat him with great respect.Hernan Cortes killed 5% of the aztec empire. The 90% died from smallpox and the 4% died in the attack. The spanish brought the other 5% with them to Spain as slaves. On August/13/1521 most of the Aztecs race died and Hernan Cortes was declared

The traditions of the Mayan and Aztec religion and art are very similar but have their differences. The Mayan and Aztec was polytheism (belief or worship of one or more god). Both Mayan and Aztec people believed in human sacrifices. The Mayan had a ritual called bloodletting that was performed by the community but run by priest. The Aztecs believed that their gods needed a living human heart in order to be satisfied. Both civilizations had temples only for their gods that only priest could touch, any body would touch their sacred temples or pyramid would be severely punished. The other type of pyramids were used for praying and the other used for human sacrifices. Many

The Aztecs, like most ancient civilizations, were practicing a polytheistic religion. The most well-known of those civilizations possibly being Ancient Greece. The similarities don’t end there; when most people think of the Aztecs and their religion, they think of their inimical ritual of sacrifice. Thousands of years before, in North Africa, the Carthaginians were sacrificing many of their people, even infants. Most researchers believe it was to appease their gods and even to control the population, which are also reasons Aztec experts believe to be true for the Mesoamerican civilization. (Doc. 7, Doc. 6) Not too far away from the Aztecs in time nor location were the Incas.

The culture of these tribes in the beginning did not have any well-defined features, but they gradually crystallized into a single solid entity - the Aztec civilization. Aztec culture differ in their priorities, it was dominated by religion and politics. The priests had almost complete authority over the people. People lives were controlled by laws based on religion. In religion, the main ritual was the sacrifice. Aztec gods were in constant enmity. The appearance of the gods were frightening and most of all the gods have had two entities: human and animal. This suggests a close connection with nature and also their strength and capabilities were the relationship with inanimate

2.2: Aztec life was richly imbued with religious symbolism and rituals. Every month had at least one major religious ceremony honoring a god or gods. Most of these ceremonies were related to the agricultural season, the sowing of corn or the harvest of fruits. In almost all major ceremonies, an individual was chosen to impersonate the god, dressing as him or her. This person would be coddled as if he was the god until the time of sacrifice.

As some may conclude the Aztecs performed human sacrifice out of pure evil, the real reason behind the gruesome act revolved around the Aztec’s gods. The ritual of human sacrifice was ultimately to receive the god’s gifts, which gave them life. In document J the previous opinion is discussed saying, “…humans must sacrifice that which was most important to them – life – to receive the sun, the rain, and other blessings of the gods that made life possible”(Document J). If Aztecs looked at human sacrifice in this way it can be argued that they participated in this act for the sake of keeping the gods happy, who were the providers of everyday fundamentals such as the sun and rain. Ultimately, the Aztecs were determined to give the gift of life to the god’s. Even if the Aztecs only sacrificed humans for daily needs, it may be assumed that people being sacrificed were mistreated, but that opinion can also be refuted. Document H gives an account from a Seventeen-Year-Old Aztec reporting that human sacrifices were treated like the royal family, received ample food and clothes, and were considered as gods. The Aztec added that many of the towns people were sad to see them go, proving that the Aztecs did not take the process of human sacrifice lightly. All things considered, the Aztec’s spirituality may be seen as gruesome, but it is driven by the need of their survival which happens to correlate with human

cycle, such as a god of rain, the god of maize, and the god of fertility. The second were the gods

It took the Aztecs 5 gods to build their world. Huitzpochtli was the god of war and sun for the Aztecs. The Aztecs first emperor was Acamapictli. Montezuma was the emperor when Cortes and the Spanish came to attack. Itzcoatl was the emperor who defeated the Tepanecs. Quetzcoatl was the one who created the humans. Ehecati was the emperor who sacrificed his own people. Huitzpochtli had to sacrifice his own people in order to win the battle against darkness. Tezcatlipoca destroyed the Aztecs earth. Huitzpochtli was the emperor for the Aztecs from 1481CE to 1486CE. Ahuitzotl conquered the Central Valleys. Each god took turns being the sun. The Religions main focus was to keep nature in balance. There Religion was divided into 4 quadrants. There

These are the beliefs the Aztec and I will tell you you them. The Aztecs believed all the gods came together to make the earth. They say it took five tries for them to make it. The chief was said to be the person in charge of the religious ceremonies. The chief was the in charge of the ceremony because they think he can talk to their gods. They sacrificed human because they believed the god of the sun need blood to shine every day. They also believed there was many levels of the after life.