e enemy and raid the village but to capture the community and have them conform to Aztec society, to produce a much more productive and expanding kingdom. The temples of these cities were burned and the worship of Huitzilopochtli was installed. Warfare was also used to capture victims for ceremonial use. Prisoners of war were sacrificed on huge alters in front of large crowds. The heart of the victim was cut out, symbolically offered to the gods, and the lifeless bodies of the victims were rolled down the long stairs, staining the steps with blood. The Aztec god was a form of energy in one way or another. This energy could then be distributed to mankind through several different forms from lakes and streams to sunlight and wind. Each part of the Aztec world was represented in one fashion or another by some holy being, which in turn either blessed or punished the peoples. These gods were then represented in the calendars of the Aztec, namely the Day-Count and the Solar Year. The Day-Count calendar was based on 20 day signs, and 13 day numbers. This
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