Chapter 1
The migration from the seven caves
Chapter 2
The engineering of the floating gardens
Chapter 3
The cosmic clock and daily life
Chapter 4
The secret codes of the codices
YOUR GOAL
Master of Hidden world of the Aztecs
Ch 3 · The cosmic clock and daily life
sonia The Aztec Cosmic Clock
Look up at the market in the stars, Tianquiztli tells us when the seasons change!
sonia Aztec philosophy did not view the universe as created by gods, but as a single, flowing sacred energy.
sonia Every fifty-two years, the Aztecs extinguished every fire in the empire to prevent the end of the world.
BETA
sonia Explore rare stories, deep meanings, and lesser-known facts about ullamaliztli, the sacred ancient Aztec ball game.
Fun Fact
Chocolate as currency: The Aztecs valued cacao beans so highly that they used them as money, and counterfeiters even made fake beans from clay.
Glossary
tonalpohualli (noun)
A sacred calendar of two hundred and sixty days used by various Mesoamerican cultures. Aztec priests consulted this count to assign names and predict the destinies of newborn children.
A sacred calendar of two hundred and sixty days used by various Mesoamerican cultures. Aztec priests consulted this count to assign names and predict the destinies of newborn children.
Quiz
What ceremony did the Aztecs perform every 52 years to ensure the sun would rise again?
Quiz
What did the Aztecs call the five unlucky, transition days at the end of their solar calendar?