Daily+Aztec+Life

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What did they wear?
Aztec clothing was often made of beautiful fabric, though the extent of the quality of the cloth was generally dependent on the wealth of the wearer. Clothes making was important in their culture so it is no wonder the Aztec clothes contained bright colours and detailed designs.

The Aztec women were held responsible for making Aztec clothing. They twisted cotton and fibres onto a stick to make thread. Through their simple hand tools they were able to make cloth for use in capes and loincloths for the men. The capes were generally worn knotted over one shoulder. Females wore sleeveless blouses and long wraparound skirts. The Aztec headdress was also made with this cloth and contained knotted feathers created by Aztec craftsmen.

Jewellery was also an important part of Aztec dress, particularly for wealthy people. They particularly liked wearing copper, silver, gold, turquoise, emerald and jade.

What did they eat?
Of all that the food Aztec’s ate corn was their most important part of their diet which they called maize. It would be eaten in many different ways and these included tortillas and tamales [pepper]. Some of the other foods they are were salt as well as chillies. During feasts the Aztec’s would try to refrain from eating one of these. Beans were also very important to the Aztec’s they also like to eat pigweed as well as chia. Another food eaten all around the world that originates from the Aztec’s is guacamole.

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