For the purpose of this assignment my group will be focusing on Native Americans specifically the Aztecs. Just like the vast majority of cultural groups, the Aztecs enjoyed playing games and indulging in various leisure activities. The Aztecs praised and admired remarkable athletic talent. So it's not at all surprising that they had a deep love for dangerous sporting events. One the most favored activities for adults were the ball games. As much as they enjoyed other games, the ball games were the most popular, and the most dangerous. Games that involved gambling were also very popular for adults. The Aztec children were similar to modern children, for they too loved to play. In the Aztec empire it was common for children to play with marbles, stones, and bow and arrows. Then when they became teenagers, most would play Ullamaliztli; a popular ball game and Patolli; a popular board game.
The Aztecs were nomadic peoples for about 200 years before they finally made the Valley of Mexico their permanent home. They were a very advanced and intelligent civilization. This allowed them to constantly adapted to their environment. The Aztecs built canoes to be able to fish and hunt. They increased their farmland by using the marshes and filling them with dirt and other materials. Aztec engineers were quit innovative and ahead of their time. For, their empire was very similar to modern cities and even equipped with shopping plazas. .
After making their home in the Valley of Mexico the Aztec began to conquer other tribes living in the same vicinity. Before long the entire Valley of Mexico was under their control. The Aztec remained in control over the Valley of Mexico until the 1500's. This is when the Spanish arrived and put an end to the Aztec reign. Currently, there are about one million descendants of the Aztecs living in modern day Mexico. Many of the ancient Aztec rituals and traditions have died off, but their art and games are still enjoyed by the people of Mexico today.
There had been many previous cultures in Mexico: Olmecs, Toltecs, Totonacs, Zapotecs, Mixtecs and to the South and East there were the Maya. ... The Aztecs reached Mexico in 1519. ... After work, people enjoyed playing or watching games. Only noble people were allowed to play tltli, a kind of basketball. Theway they played was the players tried to hit a rubber ball through a stone ring set high up on a wall. ...
The Aztecs had engineers that worked on building that might need revamped. ... Since the Aztecs didn't have a lot of land, they utilized chenopods for food production. ... They played games. ... As you can see these cultures were highly developed in farming and supplying food to their people. ... The Mayas seemed to be the most mathematical and the Incas the most athletic and the Aztecs the most academic. ...
It's a complex and intense game to play and even to watch. ... These cultures range form Greeks and Romans to Ethiopians and Aztecs. ... They also began to play with a sphere as a ball instead of a rubber cube. ... The USA field hockey team later received an invitation to the first women's Olympic games in Moscow, the invitation was declined however because of the US boycott of the games. ... The US competed for the first time in 1932 at the Los Angeles Olympic games. ...
Throughout history body piercing have been practiced by many cultures for many centuries; it is believed as long as five thousand years. ... In our culture we have brought to the mainstream some of these ancient and tribal practices. ... TONGUE PIECEING HISTORY Tongue piercing was practised in a ritual form by the ancient Aztecs, Mayas of Central America and the Haida, Kwakiutul, and Tlinglit tribes of the American Northwest. ... Among the ancient Aztecs and Mayans labret piercing was reserved for male members of the higher castes, they wore beautiful labrets fashioned from pure gold in the s...
