Aztec Beliefs

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We are all searching for a reason Why. Why are we here? What is our soul purpose. Different people come up with different theories to answer these questions. Who’s to say they are wrong? Three of the most interesting theories are those of the Renaissance, Aztecs, and Japan. We all believe in something, there must be something.Believe is a sense, it’s that voice, that guides you through your way. Its’ a way of explaining the world. Where do we come from?, why do we act like we do? That’s what we want! Answers for our questions. I think that Beliefs is the most important element of worldview because if we don’t believe in something, we cannot explain the world, we can’t answer those question, we cannot explain why things happen. We need to …show more content…

An ancient legend , of an eagle with a snake, landing on a lake, Texcoco was the name. They were a group, an ignorant troupe, created an empire on a swampy lake. The Aztecs are a fascinating civilization,They created a massive empire , but without the element of beliefs there would be no Aztecs . Because, that ancient legend says that the old land of the Aztecs know as Aztlan was suffering drought, so the gods sent them an eagle carrying a snake as an indicator of where to go. The eagle landed on a lake called Texcoco. They created a massive empire and called it tenochtitlan which means land of the eagle. They created new technology in their buildings, and they had an education system for every body. The first building they built was a temple. That is how important their gods were to them. The Aztecs had more than 100 Gods. There gods were based in their agricultural life, so for example they had a sun god, a rain god , and growth god. Including that they had gods that protected their rights as humans, for example they had a slave god that protected the slaves so if the slave owner abuses him he would get punished. They believed that sacrifice, and the victim’s blood nourished the gods. They pursuited human sacrifice because they thought that according to a legend that the sun god sacrificed himself and became the sun to help others, but he eventually needed help, so other gods sacrificed …show more content…

. We all believe in something, there must be something. Believe is a sense, it’s that voice, that guides you through your way. Its’ a way of explaining the world.I think that Beliefs is the most important element of worldview because if we don’t believe in something, we cannot explain the world, we can’t answer those question, we cannot explain why things happen. We need to find answers to the questions we ask. If we don’t belief where do we get the answers for our questions? Who Created us?What is the purpose of Humans? Why are we here in this

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