USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Aztecs used a complex calendar system characteristic of Mesoamerican civilisations. It combined a count of 365 days based on the solar year with a separate calendar of 260 days based on various rituals. Every 52 years, both calendars would overlap and a new cycle would commence.

Detailed explanation-2: -They developed their own calendar of 18 months of 20 days each, built large cities and huge pyramids and temples, and developed a farming system called chinampas that they used to grow crops on shallow lake beds. They grew maize, beans, tomatoes, pumpkins, chilis, etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of the Aztecs’ most remarkable technological achievements was the building of their island city, Tenochtitlan. The Aztecs enlarged the area of the city by creating artificial islands called chinampas. To make a chinampa, they first formed a bed of soil by piling boulders and mud on a mat made of reeds.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Aztecs worshipped the sun as the source of life, and believed that Tonatiuh was the most important of all the gods. Although he provided warmth and sustenance, Tonatiuh also demanded blood. More specifically, human blood.

Detailed explanation-5: -What are the Aztecs famous for? The Aztecs were famous for their agriculture, land, art, and architecture. They developed writing skills, a calendar system and also built temples and places of worship. They were also known for being fierce and unforgiving.