The+Aztec+Flowery+War

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The ritual of the Aztec flower war all started with Tlacaelel, an emperor of the Aztec empire. Tlacaelel brought the empire to the height of its power in the 1400s. He began to rewrite the history of the Aztecs, burning old history texts and emphasizing that his people were the chosen of the gods.===== Before the start of the Aztec flower war (the Flowery War), the Mexicas were already a warrior people, and a very religious kind of people. The men were hired out to be soldiers, and so they were useful but so they also were feared. Their god Huitzilopochtli was The God Of War, the sun god, though the Aztecs actually had dozens and even hundreds of gods. The Aztecs were chosen to nourish the gods, and this had to be done with blood.

Aztec Warriors had to prove their bravery in battles before they could move up to a military society. In battle if a warrior captured a prisoner they earned a higher rank. After a battle the enemies they took captive were sacrificed to the Aztec gods. If a group of warriors worked as a team to take down a high ranked enemie they were placed first second or third. They new what place they got depending on the part of the enemys body they recieved. If they placed third they recieved the left arm, If they placed second they recieved the left leg, If they placed first they recieved the left leg and the torso. It was called the flowery war because, the warriors wore suits made of animal skins or cloth covered with feathers. Their helmets were also full of feathers, and they looked like flowers when they were at war. The more prisoners they captured, meant they had earned the right to wear the most beautiful war suits and helmets.