A close study of the templo mayor and the buildings around it. What did it mean, who built it and why, how was it used, what does it mean today, to stakeholders (only focus on a small portion of the building because its so massive, maybe the paint on the side of the building, etc)ONLY USE SCHOLARLY SOURCESOUTLINEINTRODUCTION – briefly talk about the Templo Mayor, where its located, the AztecWHAT IS THE TEMPLO MAYOR – WHERE, FORM, DESIGN, PURPOSEWho were the Mexica? Ramble here, be really thoroughfocus on one side of the buildingTalk about the MexicaWhy they built itThey needed a temple to perform religious acts atThey needed a place to worship atHow it was usedCeremoniesRepository for objects meaningful to the Mexica (ie the caches)SacrificesMeanings and symbolism (not analyzing anything, retell what other people think, so its basically just retelling, what have other people said the meaning is?)Center of their worldHow was it actively made the center of their cosmos?Dedicated to two of their most important patronsContains objects related to the deities as well as to the past, to foreign places, and to ritual ceremonies that take place yearlyA living representation of their mythology and ethnogenesis (ie Coatepec Serpent MountainObjects from foreign places buried within represent the power of the Mexica over these placesThe manifestation of the power of the emperor to mobilize social and political capital as well as resourcesWho cares about it today? why do they care about it today?Representation of the prehispanic past and the tragedy of colonialism, increasingly for young people it represents a way to claim a connection to the past and to an indigenous identity for Mexico
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