The Aztecs

1 The Aztecs of Mesoamerica
 Who Were the Aztecs?
 Mesoamerican Context
 The Aztec Environment
 Sources of Information
 Ethnohistory
 Archaeology
 Art History
 Aztec Studies Today
 2 The Rise of Aztec Civilization
 Timetables
 Pre-Aztec Civilizations
 The Aztlan Migrations
 Toltecs, Chichimecs, and Aztec Identity
 The Growth of City-States: The Early Aztec Period
 Tenochtitlan and Empire: The Late Aztec Period
 3 People on the Landscape
 How Many Aztecs?
 The Aztec Diet
 Farming Systems. Rural Settlement The Rural Landscape
 4 Artisans and their Wares
 Utilitarian Crafts
 Luxury Crafts
 Otumba: An Aztec Craft Center
 5 The Commercial Economy
 Marketplaces
 Money
 Material Evidence for Aztec Commerce
 A Complex Economy
 6 Family and Social Class
 Growing up Aztec
 Adult Life and Social Roles
 Social Classes
 Commoners
 Nobles and their Palaces
 7 City-State and Empire
 City-States
 Relations Among City-States
 The Empire of the Triple Alliance
 Imperial Strategies and Control
 Mexica Propaganda and the Limits of Empire
 8 Cities and Urban Planning
 City-State Capitals. Provincial Cities and Towns Tenochtitlan
 9 Creation, Death, and the Gods
 Myths of Creation
 Aztec Religion: Historical Background
 The Gods
 Death, Burial, and the Afterlife
 10 Temples and Ceremonies
 Priests
 Human Blood Offerings
 The Templo Mayor
 Public Ceremonies
 Private Rituals
 11 Science, Writing, and Calendars
 Writing
 Calendars and Astronomy
 Technology
 Medicine
 12 Art, Music, and Literature
 Art
 Literature and Poetry
 Music and Dance
 13 Final Glory, Conquest, and Legacy
 The Final Century: 1428-1519
 Conquest by Spain
 The Nahuas under Spanish Rule
 Continuity and Change
 The Aztec Legacy: Modern Nahua Indian Culture The Aztec Past and the Mexican Present
 A Wider Perspective
 Notes
 Glossary of Nahuatl Terms.