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120. Aztec education
Education Bookcast
Aztec Religion - A Kind of Alliance
There was a small region within the Aztec territories that was specifically not conquered just so that they can do this war of flowers which was essentially basically taking people away from that region for ritual sacrifice through war. That small region was extremely well trained in war because it was in constant warfare with the enemy at all times and then Cortesca come along and use them as allies that was a major major advantage to the Spaniards too. The entire civilization was destroyed not too long after they came to power while at the same time they had these premonitions that the sort of thing would happen i don't know there's something strangely poetic darkly poetic about it but anyway i'm going to give
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