Aztec has always been one of the most talked about by the players of the "Civilization" series. Especially in the " Civilization 6", which is inexplicably powerful, Aztec can exert huge advantages through the high combat power of the eagle warrior in the early stage, and early violent soldiers captured others' immigrants everywhere to capture cities and barbarian camps, which has become a powerful tool for passing the difficult game.
If you want to use one word to simply and concisely summarize the characteristics of Aztec, then naturally there is nothing more than the nickname of the players who "kill two". Although the origin of this title is that in a forum related to "Civilization" many years ago, a player whose ID is "Blackhead Group" (and "Blackhead Group" itself is a character name that appears in "Xuanyuan Sword 4") focuses on Aztec for a hundred years. It is so obsessed with it that people even use its ID to call Aztec, just as domestic European and American pop fans use the ID "Boss Huang" of an Ed Sheeran loyal fan (it is worth mentioning that Ed Sheeran also made a guest appearance in the seventh season of "Game of Thrones".
The line designed for Montezuma I in the game is cute
However, the somewhat difficult title of "Slash 2" can be popular for a reason. These two words are enough to outline the outline of Aztec in the eyes of players: As a war-crazy civilization, Aztecs often declare war early in the early stage of the game, giving people the impression of "Slashing letters"; at the same time, their leader Montezuma I will say "You have a lot of things I don't have! Do you want to watch your citizens be captured as slaves?" This kind of line full of middle-second aura is no wonder that players regard "Slash 2" as a summary of the characteristics of Aztec civilization and widely used it.
matches this name. The characteristic building designed for the Aztec civilization in the game is the cuba court famous for the blood sacrifice after the game - the early version translated as "human sacrifice court", which can better reflect the religious fanatic atmosphere behind this game. Whenever modern tourists go to the Mayan or the ruins of Aztec civilization, they are inevitably introduced to those stadiums that have been through thousands of years of history, and recall the various stories surrounding these stones.
Introduction to the stadium in the civilization series
Today's human sacrifice stadium ruins
living fossils of the sports world
0 In Spain, colonists in Spain climbed onto the land of the Americas and found that the locals were playing games with rubber balls, they would never think that the history of this kind of game was even longer than their civilization. Although there is no record of the exact time of invention, archaeologists have discovered a stadium in Mexico that dates back to 1400 BC. At that time, the fire of European civilization had not yet been ignited on the land of Greek . Only the Aegean civilization, as a secondary culture, swayed slowly on the islands of the Mediterranean Sea like a candle in the wind.
record the sculptures of the ball game scenes
Another aspect of the long history is that Central American cuba balls show rich diversity in different places, different cultures and different occasions. Traditional ball games that were popular in Britain for hundreds of years were divided into two very popular sports today in the 19th century, soccer and rugby, not to mention the three thousand years of history of Central America. Ancient technology destined to exchanges between different places with poor communication. The natural resources and technologies that can be used in different cultures are different. Therefore, the number of participants in different cultures, competition venues, and competition rules are different. But it is certain that stadiums are built in all civilized cities in Central America, which means that cuba has already entered thousands of households and plays an important role in the religious and entertainment life of the indigenous peoples.
sacrificial rituals in ancient picture books
The original rules for kicking balls were very simple, which was to keep the ball from landing and out of bounds. It could be compared to shuttlecock kicking or volleyball without nets. This original form has been maintained until now. Today's tribes are still playing the game called "Ulama" that evolved from this.
Aztec has always been one of the most talked about by the players of the "Civilization" series. Especially in the " Civilization 6", which is inexplicably powerful, Aztec can exert huge advantages through the high combat power of the eagle warrior in the early stage, and early violent soldiers captured others' immigrants everywhere to capture cities and barbarian camps, which has become a powerful tool for passing the difficult game.
If you want to use one word to simply and concisely summarize the characteristics of Aztec, then naturally there is nothing more than the nickname of the players who "kill two". Although the origin of this title is that in a forum related to "Civilization" many years ago, a player whose ID is "Blackhead Group" (and "Blackhead Group" itself is a character name that appears in "Xuanyuan Sword 4") focuses on Aztec for a hundred years. It is so obsessed with it that people even use its ID to call Aztec, just as domestic European and American pop fans use the ID "Boss Huang" of an Ed Sheeran loyal fan (it is worth mentioning that Ed Sheeran also made a guest appearance in the seventh season of "Game of Thrones".
The line designed for Montezuma I in the game is cute
However, the somewhat difficult title of "Slash 2" can be popular for a reason. These two words are enough to outline the outline of Aztec in the eyes of players: As a war-crazy civilization, Aztecs often declare war early in the early stage of the game, giving people the impression of "Slashing letters"; at the same time, their leader Montezuma I will say "You have a lot of things I don't have! Do you want to watch your citizens be captured as slaves?" This kind of line full of middle-second aura is no wonder that players regard "Slash 2" as a summary of the characteristics of Aztec civilization and widely used it.
matches this name. The characteristic building designed for the Aztec civilization in the game is the cuba court famous for the blood sacrifice after the game - the early version translated as "human sacrifice court", which can better reflect the religious fanatic atmosphere behind this game. Whenever modern tourists go to the Mayan or the ruins of Aztec civilization, they are inevitably introduced to those stadiums that have been through thousands of years of history, and recall the various stories surrounding these stones.
Introduction to the stadium in the civilization series
Today's human sacrifice stadium ruins
living fossils of the sports world
0 In Spain, colonists in Spain climbed onto the land of the Americas and found that the locals were playing games with rubber balls, they would never think that the history of this kind of game was even longer than their civilization. Although there is no record of the exact time of invention, archaeologists have discovered a stadium in Mexico that dates back to 1400 BC. At that time, the fire of European civilization had not yet been ignited on the land of Greek . Only the Aegean civilization, as a secondary culture, swayed slowly on the islands of the Mediterranean Sea like a candle in the wind.
record the sculptures of the ball game scenes
Another aspect of the long history is that Central American cuba balls show rich diversity in different places, different cultures and different occasions. Traditional ball games that were popular in Britain for hundreds of years were divided into two very popular sports today in the 19th century, soccer and rugby, not to mention the three thousand years of history of Central America. Ancient technology destined to exchanges between different places with poor communication. The natural resources and technologies that can be used in different cultures are different. Therefore, the number of participants in different cultures, competition venues, and competition rules are different. But it is certain that stadiums are built in all civilized cities in Central America, which means that cuba has already entered thousands of households and plays an important role in the religious and entertainment life of the indigenous peoples.
sacrificial rituals in ancient picture books
The original rules for kicking balls were very simple, which was to keep the ball from landing and out of bounds. It could be compared to shuttlecock kicking or volleyball without nets. This original form has been maintained until now. Today's tribes are still playing the game called "Ulama" that evolved from this.Football has always been a popular entertainment method in folk, and it has a variety of ways of playing. You may use your hip bone (outer side of the thigh root), forearm, and even rackets and bats to hit the ball. The venue only needs to draw a few lines on the soil to deal with it. It is similar to pulling two ice creams into goal cans today as a football.
Seeing this photo, you can understand how difficult it is to hit the ball into stone ring
However, there is only one orthodox way of playing on the city's stone court, that is, hip hitting, formal games always have to be a bit serious. According to the Spanish who watched the game five hundred years ago, there are three ways to score the game: the opponent hits the ball twice when he knocks the ball back to his own half, the opponent returns to the ball out of bounds, and the killer weapon that can directly kill the game (and the opponent) - lets the ball pass through the ring on the wall. These two rings installed on the walls on both sides of the center line perpendicular to the ground were the Mayans’ pioneering, giving the game a new way to win. But ordinary people cannot expect to win this way. Perhaps only the most skilled and bold players will try it - because the space for the ball to pass by on a 6-meter-high ring is not much larger than the ball itself, and if you try to pass the ball but fail, you will have to bear the price of losing points. Therefore, the formal football match looks like a close-kick boxing match, and often requires points to decide the winner, unless you seize the rare opportunity to suddenly flash and win and win and win.
In the old game "Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup", you can try this fictional sport.
can also find ball games with similar scoring methods in modern times, of course, modern rather than reality. Quidditch in Harry Potter is an example. Throwing a football-sized ghost fly ball into the opponent's goal in a Quidditch game can score 10 points, while grabbing the small and flexible golden thief with wings can win 150 points for the team and end the game. Including these high-challenging and difficult rewards in the game will greatly improve the drama and viewing of the game. There is no doubt that J.K. Rowling designed the rules of the Quidditch game and the Mayans created the stone ring based on the same starting point.
Indigenous people in modern performance games can see the protective gear they wear
There is also a third ball in Quidditch: a black iron wandering ball, which will automatically chase the players around them. Although there are no roaming balls in Central American cuba to chase players, the balls they use are not much better. They neither invented any hollow inflatable technology beyond the times nor filled rice bran inside like the Chinese Cuju. Instead, they use solid balls made of rubber very straightforwardly (of course, one of the major reasons is that the Americas lack large mammals and therefore lack leather). Despite its elasticity, the maximum weight of even more than 3 kg can be erased. Although modern balls are smaller and lighter than ancient times and the players are equipped with protective gear, they often cause permanent joint damage to the players. For those ancient players, heavier balls would cause greater damage. According to Spanish chroniclers, fractures are common, and sometimes they will even kill the player directly "when the ball hits their mouths and stomach."
Rubber ball used for sacrifices. If you are hit by this thing, it is definitely not a joke.
Bloody sacrifice
In the game, the cuba court is used to replace the default entertainment center. In fact, when the game is not played, the stadium does play the role of the entertainment center. After all, the hard-built stadium will not only be used for the function of the stadium, they are actually public activity spaces in the city. Just as the Bird's Nest can be used to hold concerts and press conferences, the American stadium will also undertake other sports activities such as music performances, festival parties, or wrestling. But at the beginning of the cuba game, it is difficult to define whether this is an entertainment center or a religious center. The quote when the Chichen Itza wonder was built in the game mentioned its "violent ending"
In Aztec, the most important kick game is often held in a grand festival called "Panksalistley".This festival is scheduled to end when the harvest season and the war season begins, people pray to the national war god Vizilo Pochitri for the smooth progress of the war. The players on the court do not only think that they are playing a ball game, but also represent the struggle between the sun and the moon. The representative of the sun is naturally Wizillo Pochitri, who will confront his sister, Moon The God of Coursauchi and 400 other brothers representing the stars (400 of the Aztecs means countless) - in mythology, Wizillo Pochitri's mother Koat Licuè became pregnant with him because she picked up a feather and stuffed it into her crony lap. Therefore, her daughter Koušščččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččč� In order to avenge, Wizilo Pochitri killed them one by one, Kouershaki's head was thrown into the sky and became the moon, while the other brothers turned into stars in the night. In addition, there are more than ten festivals, including "Sokotelvezin" that sacrifices the god of fire in summer, "Tepaivitel" that sacrifices the god of rain in autumn, and "Iscali" at the end of the year.
picture book that records the heart-cut sacrificial ceremony
The heart of the loser will become a sacrifice (but in the Mayan civilization, Chichen Itza, there is a record of the winner gloriously acting as the victim), accompanied them are prisoners of war captured by the soldiers and slaves dedicated to merchants who are eager to achieve success and fame through sacrifice. During the sacrifice, several priests pressed the victim on the altar, while another priest quickly cut out his heart with a sharp stone knife and placed it in a specific stone plate. The corpse rolled down the steps and piled up like mountains. After the sacrifice, people cut off the limbs and heads of the victims, and the limbs are shared in celebrations and banquets, and the heads are hung on the beams. As for the torso, they become food for wild animals. The whole process is ritualistic, and the Aztecs worshipped with human blood and heart to win the favor of the gods.
The statue of the god Chuck Moore that appears in "Doraemon: The Legend of the Sun King"
The stone plate where the Aztecs placed their hearts
In different cultures, the containers that hold the hearts will be different. The most well-known is the statue of the god Chuck Moore of the Toltecs, which is carved into a human figure lying on the side. As the messenger of the human world and the gods, the stone plate he holds in his hand is the place where the hearts are held. The figure of the statue of Chuck Moore appears in Doraemon's comic "The Legend of the Sun King". The Aztecs who participated in the elimination of the Toltec culture enlarged the stone plate held by God Chuckmore into an independent heart altar.
First-for-frenzy
Many people will portray Aztec as a bloody and brutal civilization, and the continuous expansion and plundering and the fanaticism of blood have become synonymous with them, and this fanaticism comes from their religious needs: "Even newborn babies must pierce their ears and shed their blood to honor God. The king must cut off a piece of flesh from his body at the coronation ceremony to show the people that he is a man who can endure pain. To endure this pain is one of the standards for a teenager to enter the ranks of adult men." In the view of the Aztecs, human blood is the driving force for the normal operation of the world, which is even better than the electricity in the industrial world today. Good weather, victory in wars, and even the rising and falling sun all rely on the supply of sacrifices. The question is, why do their gods particularly like human blood?
Functionalism sociologists like to explain various parts of society in this way: the running social rules must have their social functions, and the fundamental driving force of the strong religious atmosphere of American civilization may be to reasonably control the population.
Tenochititlan, whose population once reached 200,000, was one of the most populous cities in the world at that time. Among the five independent civilization sources, only the agricultural civilization in the Americas relied on rainwater rather than rivers. The Central American natives who are eating at the sight of the sky cannot produce enough food, the lack of large livestock hinders their agricultural efficiency, the barriers of the terrain make it impossible for them to expand outward and open up farmland, and the upper limit of agricultural supply is always a nightmare that lingers around them.Until the guns and viruses brought by Europeans were almost eliminated, they never reversed the population problem: Tenochitlan, as the capital of Aztec, was only an artificial island built on , Tescoko Lake, , with a population of more than 200,000 on 150,000 square kilometers of land, and a population density of 65% of Macau today, and it is not inferior to many Chinese cities famous for its large population.
In the movie "Revelation", the reason why the protagonist's tribal residents were caught in the city for sacrifice was because of the poor harvest. He hoped to win the forgiveness of the gods through sacrifices
This urgency can be seen from the words of the Aztecs when offering sacrifices to children: they believed that children's tears could bring rain. On the one hand, we used the reason for seeking rain to reasonably "treat" the excess population, and on the other hand, we really tried to increase the output of rainwater and food by pleasing the gods. Rather than saying that the gods asked them to sacrifice with living people, it is better to say that the pressure of reality forces their gods to "like" human blood, because only religion can make people willing to sacrifice for society without affecting social stability.
This festival is scheduled to end when the harvest season and the war season begins, people pray to the national war god Vizilo Pochitri for the smooth progress of the war. The players on the court do not only think that they are playing a ball game, but also represent the struggle between the sun and the moon. The representative of the sun is naturally Wizillo Pochitri, who will confront his sister, Moon The God of Coursauchi and 400 other brothers representing the stars (400 of the Aztecs means countless) - in mythology, Wizillo Pochitri's mother Koat Licuè became pregnant with him because she picked up a feather and stuffed it into her crony lap. Therefore, her daughter Koušščččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččččč� In order to avenge, Wizilo Pochitri killed them one by one, Kouershaki's head was thrown into the sky and became the moon, while the other brothers turned into stars in the night. In addition, there are more than ten festivals, including "Sokotelvezin" that sacrifices the god of fire in summer, "Tepaivitel" that sacrifices the god of rain in autumn, and "Iscali" at the end of the year.
picture book that records the heart-cut sacrificial ceremony
The heart of the loser will become a sacrifice (but in the Mayan civilization, Chichen Itza, there is a record of the winner gloriously acting as the victim), accompanied them are prisoners of war captured by the soldiers and slaves dedicated to merchants who are eager to achieve success and fame through sacrifice. During the sacrifice, several priests pressed the victim on the altar, while another priest quickly cut out his heart with a sharp stone knife and placed it in a specific stone plate. The corpse rolled down the steps and piled up like mountains. After the sacrifice, people cut off the limbs and heads of the victims, and the limbs are shared in celebrations and banquets, and the heads are hung on the beams. As for the torso, they become food for wild animals. The whole process is ritualistic, and the Aztecs worshipped with human blood and heart to win the favor of the gods.
The statue of the god Chuck Moore that appears in "Doraemon: The Legend of the Sun King"
The stone plate where the Aztecs placed their hearts
In different cultures, the containers that hold the hearts will be different. The most well-known is the statue of the god Chuck Moore of the Toltecs, which is carved into a human figure lying on the side. As the messenger of the human world and the gods, the stone plate he holds in his hand is the place where the hearts are held. The figure of the statue of Chuck Moore appears in Doraemon's comic "The Legend of the Sun King". The Aztecs who participated in the elimination of the Toltec culture enlarged the stone plate held by God Chuckmore into an independent heart altar.
First-for-frenzy
Many people will portray Aztec as a bloody and brutal civilization, and the continuous expansion and plundering and the fanaticism of blood have become synonymous with them, and this fanaticism comes from their religious needs: "Even newborn babies must pierce their ears and shed their blood to honor God. The king must cut off a piece of flesh from his body at the coronation ceremony to show the people that he is a man who can endure pain. To endure this pain is one of the standards for a teenager to enter the ranks of adult men." In the view of the Aztecs, human blood is the driving force for the normal operation of the world, which is even better than the electricity in the industrial world today. Good weather, victory in wars, and even the rising and falling sun all rely on the supply of sacrifices. The question is, why do their gods particularly like human blood?
Functionalism sociologists like to explain various parts of society in this way: the running social rules must have their social functions, and the fundamental driving force of the strong religious atmosphere of American civilization may be to reasonably control the population.
Tenochititlan, whose population once reached 200,000, was one of the most populous cities in the world at that time. Among the five independent civilization sources, only the agricultural civilization in the Americas relied on rainwater rather than rivers. The Central American natives who are eating at the sight of the sky cannot produce enough food, the lack of large livestock hinders their agricultural efficiency, the barriers of the terrain make it impossible for them to expand outward and open up farmland, and the upper limit of agricultural supply is always a nightmare that lingers around them.Until the guns and viruses brought by Europeans were almost eliminated, they never reversed the population problem: Tenochitlan, as the capital of Aztec, was only an artificial island built on , Tescoko Lake, , with a population of more than 200,000 on 150,000 square kilometers of land, and a population density of 65% of Macau today, and it is not inferior to many Chinese cities famous for its large population.
In the movie "Revelation", the reason why the protagonist's tribal residents were caught in the city for sacrifice was because of the poor harvest. He hoped to win the forgiveness of the gods through sacrifices
This urgency can be seen from the words of the Aztecs when offering sacrifices to children: they believed that children's tears could bring rain. On the one hand, we used the reason for seeking rain to reasonably "treat" the excess population, and on the other hand, we really tried to increase the output of rainwater and food by pleasing the gods. Rather than saying that the gods asked them to sacrifice with living people, it is better to say that the pressure of reality forces their gods to "like" human blood, because only religion can make people willing to sacrifice for society without affecting social stability.
