. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. Till: AZTECS 201 The hieroglyphs of the twenty days of the month are frequently represented, but those of the eighteen months are not nearly so well known. As for the gods, the faces are usually pictured, especially when these are gro- tesque, but sometimes detail of dress or an ob- ject connected with a special ceremony is suffi- cient to recall the divin- ity. The Mexican system of numbers was based on twenties. The units were figured by dots, the twen- ties by flags, the four hundreds by a
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. Till: AZTECS 201 The hieroglyphs of the twenty days of the month are frequently represented, but those of the eighteen months are not nearly so well known. As for the gods, the faces are usually pictured, especially when these are gro- tesque, but sometimes detail of dress or an ob- ject connected with a special ceremony is suffi- cient to recall the divin- ity. The Mexican system of numbers was based on twenties. The units were figured by dots, the twen- ties by flags, the four hundreds by a device like a tree that represented hair, and the eight thou- sands by the ceremonial pouches in which copal incense was carried. Aztecan Religion. The religion of the Aztecs, like that of the Mayas, was a polytheism in which special divinities control- led the powers of nature and the activities of men. The gods were perhaps further advanced to wards human form and attri-. Fig. 75. Analysis of Mexican Record. 1, the year Two Reed, 1507; 2, eclipse of the sun; 3, earthquake at place pictured at 4; 5, the town of Huixachtitlan. In the temple (6) was held (7) the new-fire ceremony at the beginning of a 52-year period. In this year were also drowned in the River Tuzac (8) two thousand warriors (10) which the vultures devoured (9). butes than were those of the earlier culture to the south, but definite characterization was still accomplished by grotesque features and certain animal connections were still evident. The situation is confused be3rond the point of analysis. The mythologies often ascribe different. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Spinden, Herbert Joseph, 1879-1967. New York
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