. In 1499, the Aztecs brought water via an aqueduct into their capital, Tenochtitlan. Rituals, including child sacrifice, were performed to have the gods bless the project. (This painting is from the chronicler Diego Duran.) The rituals failed because Tenochtitlan was flooded the next year. The Aztecs then performed rituals to appease the angry gods, but no paintings of those rituals survived. Other information This image is from the 1500s . 1500s. diego duran 43 An aztec ritual for flooding

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