Showing posts with label aztec laws. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aztec laws. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

What Else You Should Know About the Aztecs?

In this 43-minute video, witness how the Aztec people are fascinated by their own traditions, beliefs and religion. Witness the growth of the once greatest empire, the Aztec empire from 1300-1500 . 




More Interesting Facts
To Aztec people…
  •          To be drunk in public was a great violation to their law, unless you were aged more than 70 years old.
  •          A commoner shouldn’t wear      cotton clothes. If he or she was found wearing one, he would be sentenced to death.
  •          The price of adultery, cutting down a living tree, and major theft is death
  •          If a person committed kidnapping and minor theft, he or she would be sold into slavery.
  •          A steam bath was a necessity to each Aztec home.
  •          The major Aztec weapon could cut off the head of a horse in just a single blow.
  • Hot chocolate made from pure cocoa beans were enjoyed by the Aztecs as early as 1500's. (Know more about the history of hot chocolate here)

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