Religious Systems
Polytheism
Called Themselves People of the Sun
Most Important God was Huitzilopochtli
Tlaloc
Quetzalcoatl
Tezcatlipoca
Chicomecoatl
Priests
Human Sacrifices
Afterlife
Polytheism
Called Themselves People of the Sun
Most Important God was Huitzilopochtli
- God of the Sun, War, and Sacrifice
- Patron God of the temple in Tenochtitlan
Tlaloc
- God of Rain and Water
Quetzalcoatl
- God of Life and Wind
Tezcatlipoca
- God of Magic, Night, and the Earth
- Said to be the one who Created the Earth
Chicomecoatl
- Goddess of Agriculture, Nourishment, and Corn
- Was seen as a young girl
Priests
- Responsible for Sacrifices
- Performed Ceremonies in Temples
- Had to Undergo INTENSE Training
Human Sacrifices
- Believed That the Sun Needed Blood to Rise each day
- Performed THOUSANDS of them
Afterlife
- Believed in a number of Heavens and the Underworld'
- How you died depended on where you went
- For example if you died in battle you would go to the top level of heaven; but if you drowned then you went to the Underworld