the toltecs and the aztecs
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The Toltecs and the Aztecs
The Toltecs
c. 9th-12th c.
Tula
Quetzalcoatl, 14th-16th c.
Quetzalcoatl, 16th c.
Quetzalcoatl, c. 1519
Quetzalcoatl Devouring a Man, 16th c.
Quetzalcoatl Palace
Quemado Palace
Serpent Wall
Pyramid B
Pyramid C
Pyramid Reliefs
Quetzalcoatl
Coyote, Jaguar, and Eagles Devouring Human Hearts
Eagle Devouring a Human Heart
Human Skull
Chacmol
Toltec Warriors
Toltec Vessel
The Aztecs
c. 1350-1521
Tenochtitlan
The City’s Foundation Myth
Map of Tenochtitlan Sent Back to the King of Spain by Hernán Cortés in 1524
The Ruins of Tenochtitlan in Mexico City
Visions of the Ancient City
The Great City of Tenochtitlan (Detail) Diego Rivera, 1945
The Temple at TenochtitlanDiego Rivera, 1945
Drawing of Main Temple of Texcoco, 16th c.
Aztec Stone Sculpture and Reliefs
Great Temple Dedication Stone, 1487
Earth Monster Relief, 15th-early 16th c.
Maize Deity Chicomecoatl, 15th-early 16th c.
Coatlicue, the Mother Goddess
Coyolxuahqui, Evil Sister of Quetzalcoatl
Water Deity Chalchichuitlicue, 15th-early 16th c.
Water Deity Chalchichuitlicue, 15th-early 16th c.
Cihuateotl, 15th-early 16th c.
Woman, 15th-early 16th c.
Man, 15th-early 16th c.
Man with Cacao Bean, 15th-early 16th c.
Standard Bearer, 15th-early 16th c.
Deity as Standard Bearer, 15th-early 16th c.
Coiled Serpent, 15th-early 16th c.
Calendar Stone
Other Aztec Works of Art
Eagle Warrior, 15th-early 16th c.
Tlaloc Vessel from the Great Temple, c. 1470
Vulture Vessel, 15th-early 16th c.
Vessel with Date Glyph, 1431
Double-Headed Serpent, late 15th-early 16th c.
Gold Frog Ornaments
Aztec Religion and Culture
Sacrifice and Bloodletting for Mictlantcuhtli, God of the Underworld
Heart Sacrifice to the Sun God
Pre-Sacrifice Combat Ritual
Skull Rack
Warriors
Calendar
Glyphs
The End of the Aztec Empire
1521
Hernán Cortés
Moctezuma II