1. Aztecs By: Miguel Cardenas

3. In the thirteenth century the Mexica’s (Aztecs) arrived in the Valley of Mexico.

4. They had been wondering for about a century and a half after having left their homeland, Aztlan (“White Place,” or Place of Herons”), an island in a lake possibly in the present-day state of Nayarit.

5. The name Aztec comes from the word Aztlan. But they referred themselves as the Mexica, People of Mexico.

6. They went from humble beginnings to the leading of political, economic, and military position in ancient Mexico.

7. Their capitol its self at its height held about 200,000 inhabitants.

8. They were guided by their god Huitzilopochtli, who was the supreme god of Tenochtitlan, patron of war, fire and the sun.

9. In 1325 Huitzilopochtli led the chosen people to their promise land: an island in a lake where an eagle-symbol of the sun and of Huitzilopochtli-stood upon a prickly pear cactus, with a serpent in his talons. The prickly pear, or Tenochtli-which gave us its name to the Aztec capitol.

11. Coppery colored skin

12. Little body hair

13. Mongolian blue spot

14. Blood serums (almost identical to Asians)

15. Shoveled incisors

16. Black hair

17. Dark eyes

19. Aztec empire 1521

21. Acuecucyoicihuati (see Chalchiuhtlicue)

22. Amimitl - god of lakes and fishers

23. Atlacamani - goddess of oceanic storms such as hurricanes

24. Atlacoya - goddess of drought

25. Atlatonan (also Atlatonin) - goddess of the coast

26. Atlaua - water god

27. Ayauhteotl - goddess of mist, fog, vanity and fame

28. Camaxtli - god of hunting, war, fate and fire

29. Centeotl (see Cinteotl)

30. Chalchiuhtlatonal - god of water

31. Chalchiuhtecolotl - a night owl god

32. Chalchiuhtlicue (also Chalciuhtlicue, or Chalchihuitlicue) (She of the Jade Skirt). (Sometimes Acuecucyoticihuati) - the goddess of lakes and streams, and also of birth; consort of Tlaloc.

33. Chalchiuhtotoliq (Precious Night Turkey) - god of pestilence and mystery

34. Chalmecatecuchtlz - a god of the underworld, Mictlan and sacrifices

35. Chalmecatl the underworld, Mictlan and the north

36. Chantico - the goddess of hearth fires, personal treasure, and volcanoes

37. Chicomecoatl (also Chalchiuhcihuatl, Chiccomeccatl, or Xilonen) - goddess of new maize and produce, wife of Cinteotl.

38. Chicomexochtli - a patron of artists

39. Chiconahui - a domestic fertility goddess

40. Chiconahuiehecatl - associated with creation

41. Cihuacoatl (also Chihucoatl or Ciucoatl) (Woman Serpent) - an aspect of Ilamatecuhtli and consort of Quetzalcoatl

42. Cinteotl (also Centeotl or Centeocihuatl) - the principal maize god, son of Tlazolteotl

43. Cipactonal - god of astrology and the calendar

44. Citlalatonac (see Ometeotl)

45. Citlalicue - a creator of the stars

46. Coatlicue (She of the Serpent Skirt) - legendary mother of Coyolxauhqui, the Centzon Huitzahua, and Huitzilopochtli

47. Cochimetl (also Coccochimetl) - god of commerce, bartering, and merchants

48. Coyolxauhqui - legendary sister of Huitzilopochtli, associated with the moon, possibly patroness of the Milky Way

49. Cuaxolotl - a goddess of the hearth

50. Ehecatl (also Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl) - the god of the Wind and creator of the earth, heavens, and the present race of humanity. As god of the west, one of the skybearers

51. Huehuecoyotl (also Ueuecoyotl) - a trickster god of indulgence and pranks. A shapeshifter, associated with drums and the coyote

52. Huehueteotl (also Ueueteotl, Xiuhtecuhtli, Xiutechuhtli) - an ancient god of the hearth, the fire of life. Associated with the pole star and the north, and serves as a skybearer

53. Huitzilopochtli (also Mextli, Mexitl, Uitzilopochtli) - the supreme god of Tenochtitlan, patron of war, fire and the sun

54. Huixtocihuatl (also Uixtochihuatl) - a goddess of salt and saltwater

55. Ilamatecuhtli (also Cihuacoatl or Quilaztli) - aged goddess of the earth, death, and the Milky Way. Her roar signalled war

56. Itztlacoliuhqui-Ixquimilli - god of stone, obsidian, coldness hardness, and castigation. Aspect of Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli

57. Itzli - god of sacrifice and stone knives.

58. Itzpapalotl - Queen of Tomoanchan and one of the Cihuateteo (night demons) and tzitzimime (star demons)

59. Ixtlilton - the god of healing, dancing, festivals and games. Brother of Xochipilli.

60. Macuilcozcacuauhtli (five vulture) - one of the Ahuiateteo (gods of excess)

61. Macuilcuetzpalin (five lizard) - one of the Ahuiateteo (gods of excess)

62. Macuilmalinalli (five grass) - one of the Ahuiateteo (gods of excess)

63. Macuiltochtli (five rabbit) - one of the Ahuiateteo (gods of excess)

64. Macuilxochitl (five flower) - the god of games and gambling, and chief of the Ahuiateteo (gods of excess)

65. Malinalxochitl - sorceress and goddess of snakes, scorpions and insects of the desert

66. Matlalceuitl (also Matlalcueje) - goddess of rainfall and singing. Identified with Chalchiuhtlicue.

67. Mayahuel (also Mayahual, or Mayouel) - the goddess of maguey, and by extension, alcohol

68. Metztli (also Metztli, Tecuciztecatl, Tecciztecatl)- lowly god of worms who failed to sacrifice himself to become the sun, and became the moon instead, his face darkened by a rabbit.

69. Mextli - a god of war and storms

70. Mictecacihuatl (also Mictlancihuatl) - goddess of death and Lady of Mictlan, the underworld

71. Mictlantecuhtli (also Mictlantecuhtzi, or Tzontemoc) - the god of death and Lord of Mictlan, also as god of the south, one of the skybearers

72. Mixcoatl (cloud serpent) - god of hunting, war, and the Milky Way. An aspect of Tezcatlpoca and father of Quetzalcoatl

73. Nanahuatzin (also Nana, Nanautzin, or Nanauatzin) - lowly god who sacrificed himself to become sun god Tonatiuh

74. Omacatl (see Tezcatlipoca)

75. Omecihuatl (see Ometeotl)

76. Ometecuhtli (see Ometeotl)

77. Ometeotl (also Citlatonac or Ometecuhtli (male) and Omecihuatl (female)) - the god(s) of duality, pregenator(s) of souls and lord/lady of heaven

78. Ometotchtli (two rabbit) - drunken rabbit god, leader of the Centzon Totochtin

79. Opochtli - left-handed god of trapping, hunting and fishing

80. Oxomoco - goddess of astrology and the calendar

81. Patecatl - the god of medicine, husband of Mayahuel

82. Paynal - the messenger to Huitzilopochtli

83. Quetzalcoatl (also Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli) (quetzal-feathered serpent) - creator god and patron of rulership, priests and merchants. Associated with Ehecatl as the divine wind

84. Quilaztli (see Ilamatecuhtli)

85. Tecciztecatl (see Mextli)

86. Temazcalteci (also Temaxcaltechi) - goddess of bathing and sweatbaths

87. Teoyaomicqui (also Teoyaomiqui)- the god of dead warriors

88. Tepeyollotl - (The jaguar form of Tezcatlipoca) god of the heart of the mountain, associated with jaguars, echoes, and earthquakes

89. Tepoztecatl (also Tezcatzontecatl) - god of pulque and rabbits

90. Teteoinnan - mother of the gods

91. Tezcatlipoca (also Omacatl, Titlacauan) - omnipotent god of rulers, sorcerers and warriors; night, death, discord, conflict, temptation and change. A sinister rival to Quetzalcoatl. Can appear as a jaguar.

92. Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli - destructive god of the morning star (venus), dawn, and of the east. One of the skybearers

93. Tlaloc (also Nuhualpilli) - the great and ancient provider and god of rain, fertility and lightning

94. Tlaltecuhtli - goddess of earth, associated with difficult births

95. Tlazolteotl (also Tlaelquani, Tlazolteotli)- the goddess of purification from filth, disease or excess

96. Tloquenahuaque - a creator god or ruler

97. Toci (also Temazcalteci) - grandmother goddess, heart of the earth and mother of the gods. Associated with midwives and war

98. Tonacatecuhtli - the aged creator and provider of food and patron of conceptions

99. Tonacacihuatl - consort of Tonacatecuhtli

100. Tonantzin - a mother goddess

101. Tonatiuh - a sun god and heavenly warrior, associated with eagles and with the Maya

102. Tzitzmitl - aged grandmother goddess

103. Xilonen - the goddess of young maize

104. Xipe Totec - the god of the seasons, seed germination and renewal, considered the patron of goldworkers

105. Xiuhcoatl (fire serpent or turquoise serpent) - embodiment of the sun's rays and emblem of Xiuhtecuhtli

106. Xiuhtecuhtli -(also called Huehueteotl)

107. Xochipilli - the young god of feasting, painting, dancing, games, and writing. Associated with Macuilxochitl and Cinteotl

108. Xochiquetzal - goddess of love, beauty, female sexuality, prostitutes, flowers, pleasure, craft, weaving, and young mothers

109. Xocotl - star god associated with fire

110. Xolotl - canine companion of Quetzalcoatl and god of twins, sickness and deformity. Accompanies the dead to Mictlan

111. Yacatecuhtli (also Yactecuhtli) - the god of merchants and travellers