Way Of Life
The main leader of the aztec was an emperor, who held the most majority of power within the aztec civilization. Their towns and cities consisted of primarily farmers who made a living off of the land at which they were settled. All of the settlers lived in very simple houses made of clay bricks and branches that were plastered together with clay. In every aztec town there was a central trade hub in the middle called a marketplace. Here, they would trade with each other in the town while also trading with other tribes. Instead of dollar bills, their method of currency was sinply cocoa beans, which later turned in to the delicious chocolate drinks we know today. The aztecs were also a very religious race. They believed that the biggest honor they could give to their gods as a gift was a human heart. So in turn, they would capture their enemies and cut out their heart to give to the gods as sacrifice. It is said that aztecs were very barbaric, although in truth, they didn't ruthlessly slaughter people, for them, sacrifice was the biggest honor in their religion.
Language and Communication
The aztec people spoke an ancient Indian language called Nahuatl. It was an ancient way of speaking that was used even before the time of the aztecs. The aztecs also had their own new way of language that was called pictograph writing, this type of writing consisted of small pictures that were used to tell mini stories. They used this type of writing in the preservaton and memory of their important history, documents, and historical and religous writings. The aztec people were also very religous. The aztec people were not monotheistic (believed in one god) but they were polytheistic (the worshipping of multiple gods and goddesses). The aztec people worshipped as many as 100+ gods and goddesses. They built many towering temples and shrines throughout their towns to worship. But their most known was the Calender Stone that measured 12 feet around. In addition to temples and shrines, they even constructed giant statues of their gods and goddesses.