October 1, 2021 ▸ History, Places

Episode 607: The Aztecs: A Sacrificed Society

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On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at the Aztec people. They were the largest empire in the history of Mesoamerica. They were famous for being amazing warriors, and they were equally famous for their religious sacrifice. You see, they thought the sun would only keep burning if it was fed blood, so sometimes they scarified 80,000 humans a year! This culture dominated their region in only fifty short years, and their advances in agriculture, art, and trade have never been rivaled. So what brought them down? How fast was their fall? Who was Montezuma, and did he really swear to get revenge? This one gets good and bloody! Listen, laugh, learn.

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https://www.ushistory.org/civ/11d.asp

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/04/unearthing-the-secrets-of-the-aztecs/

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/aztec-civilization/

https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-americas/aztecs

https://www.chimuadventures.com/blog/2016/09/aztecs-interesting-facts/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztecs