Who created the deities

Mictlantecuhtli and Mictecacihuatl?

Did the Aztecs have initiation rites

for new warriors?

Did Mesoamericans use fat

and earth ovens for cooking?

What animals were associated

with the sun in Mesoamerica?

Are there records of albinism

or albinos in ancient Mexico?

Is there a symbol that means family

in Aztec culture?

How much of sobador (massage) culture

originates from prehispanic times?

What type of war paint

did the Aztecs have?

Did the Mexica practice hand-to-hand

combat and martial arts in general?

Is ANY of the treasure given to or

seized by Cortés accounted for today?

What all was for sale

in the great Tlatelolco market?

Did Aztec men grow beards

prior to the Europeans’ arrival?

Which Aztec ceremonies did

NOT include human sacrifices?

Did Acamapichtli really marry

a Toltec-Culhua princess?

When does a day ‘start’ in the tonalpohualli?

- At sunrise, noon, sunset, midnight...?

Which were the names of the smaller towns

linked by causeways to Tenochtitlan?

How did the Mexica/Aztecs

deal with mental illness?

Were all Mexica great astronomers

or just the priests?

How did the Aztecs light their homes?

Did they light candles everywhere?

Did the Aztecs give hugs

when greeting each other?

Can you tell me more about

the Aztecs’ relationship to the sea?

What do we know about giants

in Aztec/Mexica mythology?

What do the colour bands mean

in images of Tezcatlipoca’s face?

Did the Mexica really sacrifice

a princess from Colhuacan?

I’m searching for information on axolotls

and their role in Mexican mythology, folklore and arts

What’s the meaning

of this ‘Mayan’ statue?

What were the similarities and differences

between Xochipilli and Xochiquetzal?

What did Aztec religion share with

wider Mesoamerican cultures?

How did the Aztecs have their hair cut

when they captured or killed an enemy?

How did commoners address the emperor?

How did they address other commoners?

Can you recommend good resources

for learning Mexica writing/script?

Can you give some other examples of Aztec

temples besides the Templo Mayor?

Is this tattoo design

an Aztec eagle?

Did the Aztecs try to convert

the peoples they conquered?

Is it blood, paint or something else on the face

of Tenoch in the Codex Mendoza?

Why don’t bears feature more strongly

in Aztec mythology/calendar?

What did the Mexica/Aztecs use

to paint stone sculptures red?

Did maize dough Mexican crucifixes develop

out of Aztec corn stalk paste deity figurines?

Did the Aztecs have

coming-of-age rituals?

Can you identify the image

in this poster?

My family comes from Temaxcalapa -

what does the word mean?

What proof is there, other than propaganda,

of Aztec human sacrifice?

Did the Mexica/Aztecs have a term

for religion, belief, worship...?

How did the Aztecs get their stones

for building structures?

Did the Aztecs use

metal spears?

Can you translate this Nahuatl saying for me?

It’s from a mural in Kingsburg, California

How did the Aztecs

use stars?

What became of the Aztec nobility

after the Spanish invasion?

What did the Mexica/Aztecs

call the Spanish invaders?

How did Aztec culture

influence their housing?

Why did Pedro de Alvarado

massacre the Aztecs?

What type of surgery

did the Aztecs practice?

What did royal Aztec

women wear?

Did all Aztec gods have male

and female aspects?

What items featured in the

festival for Xilonen?

Did divorce exist

among the Aztecs?

How might Cuauhtémoc have looked like

after he became Aztec emperor?

Is it Tlaltecuhtli on the face

of this very large gold ring?

How was the Aztec army supplied

and how did they treat war wounds?

How did the Aztecs view

dwarfs and other abnormalities...?

What is this object shown

in an Aztec trial?

Is it true Xochiquetzal was

a female Aztec warrior?

Has the funerary urn of emperor Ahuitzotl

already been found?

How did dogs act as guides

for the souls of the dead?

Did the Mexica/Aztecs have any war chants

- like the Polynesians did?

What distinguished the clothing of

Aztec priests from that of royals?

What’s going on in this image

from the Florentine Codex?

Which feast was dedicated

to Chalchiuhtlicue?

What was daily life like

for Aztec royal court musicians?

How did the Aztecs dye

their colourful costumes?

Did the Aztecs use a weapon

called a ‘Mixtec Sabre’?

What was the symbolism of the four directions

(East, West, North and South) in Mexica culture?

Were women responsible for

studying the night sky?

Please help identify this turquoise mosaic disc

at the Templo Mayor Museum

How far north and south did

Mesoamerican societies trade?

What happened to the rest of

the sacrificed person’s body?

Who exactly were the ‘Chichimec’ people

mentioned in Aztec records?

Is there a name for

the Aztec speech glyph?

Did the Aztecs paint or

decorate their canoes?

What was the symbol for turquoise

and why was it special to the Aztecs?

How do we know there was

a zoo in Tenochtitlan?

How historically accurate is

modern-day ‘Aztec’ dance and song?

Why did the Mexica show gods and animals

with the tongue hanging out?

What were the 13 different heavens

and 9 different underworlds?

What exactly was the

Aztec ‘calpulli’?

What clothes did Aztec (Mexica)

children wear?

What are the best source books

if I want to research Aztec music?

What museums hold the key

pre-Columbian codices today?

Were deerskin strap masks worn

on the face, head, or where?

Did the Mexica use informal family

nicknames like ‘Mum’ and ‘Dad’?

What was the value of the gold

taken by the Spanish Conquistadores?

Can you provide the Náhuatl

translation for this poem?

Where does the word ‘pulque’

come from?

The foundation symbol -

snake, water and fire, or no snake?

Did the Mexica tend to have

one spouse, or many?

Is the story of Popo and Izta

ancient myth or folklore?

Did the Mexica

have and use maps?

Were battle standards sacred

or strictly utilitarian?

Has anyone identified the symbols on the war shields

as to which cities they represented?

What was the Aztec/Mexica

symbol for war?

How did a typical Aztec battle

play out?

Where can I find an image

of the goddess Tonantzin?

Why did the Aztecs always show monkeys

wearing an earring?

Who or what does the famous

double-headed serpent represent?

Who was ‘Cihuacóatl’

when the Spanish arrived?

Can you tell my son more about

the ‘crying boy’ whistling jug?

What’s the wind god holding

in this codex picture?

The Mexica symbol for gold

meant ‘gods’ poo’

How did the Mexica

design their gardens?

The mysterious rectangular motif

under the neck on Mexica women’s blouses

How did commoner clothes for the Aztecs

differ from that of nobles and royalty?

Did Cuauhtémoc have an emblem

on his shield?

What’s the name of the white cloth

worn by rulers round their shoulders?

Where did the Aztecs

store their food?

Can I call myself

Moctezuma?

Please identify the two gods

you’ve shown back to back

What materials were used

to make Aztec shields?

What’s the best starting point

to introduce our Aztecs unit?

How did the Aztecs make

stone pestles-and-mortars?

What can you tell us about

the Aztec God of Good Health?

Why did the Aztecs

wear headdresses?

How big was

the Aztec Calendar?

Where can I find an image

of the goddess Citlalicue?

Where did the Aztecs

build their pyramids?

Can you help our 10-year-old

with her project on Aztec food?

Is it Tezcatlipoca -

- or Tezcatilpoca?

It’s been called the most famous page

in pre-Columbian literature...

Can you recommend an Aztec protective image

for a tattoo?

How did the Aztecs

greet each other?

Are there any child friendly sources

on the Aztec view of the Conquest?

Who’s calling who

‘barbaric’?

My Mexican name is Cuitlahuac -

- what does it really mean?

Caught in the middle?

How did Nahua women react to the Spanish conquest?

How long did the Spanish hang around

in Tenochtitlan after Moctezuma’s death?

Did Aztec men wear earrings

- and if so, what type?

How big was the

Aztec Army?

What can you tell us about Tenochtitlan’s twin city -

Tlatelolco?