1. The Toltecs and the Aztecs

2. The Toltecs
c. 9th-12th c.

4. Tula

6. Quetzalcoatl, 14th-16th c.

7. Quetzalcoatl, 16th c.

8. Quetzalcoatl, c. 1519

9. Quetzalcoatl Devouring a Man, 16th c.

10. Quetzalcoatl Palace

11. Quemado Palace

12. Serpent Wall

13. Pyramid B

14. Pyramid C

15. Pyramid Reliefs

16. Quetzalcoatl

17. Coyote, Jaguar, and Eagles Devouring
Human Hearts

18. Eagle Devouring a Human Heart

19. Human Skull

20. Chacmol

21. Toltec Warriors

22. Toltec Vessel

23. The Aztecs
c. 1350-1521

25. Tenochtitlan

26. The City’s Foundation Myth

29. Map of Tenochtitlan Sent Back to the King of
Spain by Hernán Cortés in 1524

30. The Ruins of Tenochtitlan in
Mexico City

40. Visions of the Ancient City

44. The Great City of Tenochtitlan (Detail)
Diego Rivera, 1945

45. The Temple at Tenochtitlan
Diego Rivera, 1945

47. Drawing of Main Temple of Texcoco, 16th c.

48. Aztec Stone Sculpture and Reliefs

49. Great Temple Dedication Stone, 1487

50. Earth Monster Relief, 15th-early 16th c.

51. Maize Deity Chicomecoatl, 15th-early 16th c.

52. Coatlicue, the Mother Goddess

53. Coyolxuahqui, Evil Sister of
Quetzalcoatl

54. Water Deity Chalchichuitlicue, 15th-early 16th c.

55. Water Deity Chalchichuitlicue, 15th-early 16th c.

56. Cihuateotl, 15th-early 16th c.

58. Woman, 15th-early 16th c.

59. Man, 15th-early 16th c.

60. Man with Cacao Bean, 15th-early 16th c.

61. Standard Bearer, 15th-early 16th c.

62. Deity as Standard Bearer, 15th-early 16th c.

63. Coiled Serpent, 15th-early 16th c.

64. Calendar Stone

67. Other Aztec Works of Art

68. Eagle Warrior, 15th-early 16th c.

69. Tlaloc Vessel from the Great Temple, c. 1470

70. Vulture Vessel, 15th-early 16th c.

71. Vessel with Date Glyph, 1431

72. Double-Headed Serpent, late 15th-early 16th c.

73. Gold Frog Ornaments

74. Aztec Religion and Culture

75. Sacrifice and Bloodletting for
Mictlantcuhtli, God of the Underworld

76. Heart Sacrifice to the Sun God

77. Pre-Sacrifice Combat Ritual

78. Skull Rack

79. Warriors

80. Calendar

81. Glyphs

82. The End of the Aztec Empire
1521

83. Hernán Cortés

84. Moctezuma II