Religion
Then there was very little difference between Aztec religion and normal society as they were both one in the same . The "Chief of men " or high priest controlled all the religious ceremonies and was also the military leader.
The priests and priestesses were very important in society and acted as doctors ,teachers of science ,writing art music ,counting and astronomy. Every single part of the Aztecs life was part of their religion.
Now there is a big difference in today's modern society between religion and normal everyday living .Religion is kept mainly as a spiritual solution to find peace and serenity and to good for others. Our politics and military are run very separate as to are the running our education and medical institutions .Today a greater percentage of modern society operate with little or no religious belief system.
Engineering
Then the Aztecs needed to solve problems and come up with innovative solutions to new problems . Their innovation from water systems ,sewerage treatment ,farming to architectural achievements were well beyond their time .
They built cities on poles, they built walls 650 metres long , 6 metres wide and 6 metres high. They built pyramids that took 0ver 100 years to build that used techniques requiring sophisticated mathematical calculations .
Now todays modern society in my opinion is different but not as different based on the time past .The major difference in my opinion is the speed of construction and use of materials . I think if the Aztecs had electricity and power tools they would have created some even more amazing structures. It appears that a lot of modern day engineering has taken learning's from centuries before maybe dating back to BC and quite possibly from the Aztecs and Mayans
Then there was very little difference between Aztec religion and normal society as they were both one in the same . The "Chief of men " or high priest controlled all the religious ceremonies and was also the military leader.
The priests and priestesses were very important in society and acted as doctors ,teachers of science ,writing art music ,counting and astronomy. Every single part of the Aztecs life was part of their religion.
Now there is a big difference in today's modern society between religion and normal everyday living .Religion is kept mainly as a spiritual solution to find peace and serenity and to good for others. Our politics and military are run very separate as to are the running our education and medical institutions .Today a greater percentage of modern society operate with little or no religious belief system.
Engineering
Then the Aztecs needed to solve problems and come up with innovative solutions to new problems . Their innovation from water systems ,sewerage treatment ,farming to architectural achievements were well beyond their time .
They built cities on poles, they built walls 650 metres long , 6 metres wide and 6 metres high. They built pyramids that took 0ver 100 years to build that used techniques requiring sophisticated mathematical calculations .
Now todays modern society in my opinion is different but not as different based on the time past .The major difference in my opinion is the speed of construction and use of materials . I think if the Aztecs had electricity and power tools they would have created some even more amazing structures. It appears that a lot of modern day engineering has taken learning's from centuries before maybe dating back to BC and quite possibly from the Aztecs and Mayans