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[[File:Aztecs.jpg|thumb|right|A group of Aztec guards. ([[TV]]: "[[The Bride of Sacrifice]]")]] | [[File:Aztecs.jpg|thumb|right|A group of Aztec guards. ([[TV]]: "[[The Bride of Sacrifice]]")]] | ||
The '''Aztecs''' were | The '''Aztecs''' were an ancient [[human]] civilisation native to [[Mexico]]. Some of their achievements were the creation of a calendar and the construction of massive [[pyramid]]-like tombs and temples. A very religious people, they built many temples to their [[god]]s, whom they believed needed constant [[human sacrifice]] to be appeased. The Aztecs were extremely warlike. | ||
Apparently, it was a custom for an Aztec man to present a cup of [[cocoa]] to a woman whom he wanted to marry. | Apparently, it was a custom for an Aztec man to present a cup of [[cocoa]] to a woman whom he wanted to marry. | ||
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Revision as of 15:39, 31 December 2012
File:Aztecs.jpg
A group of Aztec guards. (TV: "The Bride of Sacrifice")
The Aztecs were an ancient human civilisation native to Mexico. Some of their achievements were the creation of a calendar and the construction of massive pyramid-like tombs and temples. A very religious people, they built many temples to their gods, whom they believed needed constant human sacrifice to be appeased. The Aztecs were extremely warlike.
Apparently, it was a custom for an Aztec man to present a cup of cocoa to a woman whom he wanted to marry.
The First Doctor and his companions encountered Aztecs in the 15th century. (TV: The Aztecs)
