The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries. They were a civilization with a rich cultural heritage whose capital, Tenochtitlan, rivaled the greatest cities of Europe in size and grandeur.
The nucleus of the Aztec Empire was the Valley of Mexico, where the capital of the Aztec Triple Alliance was built upon raised islets in Lake Texcoco. After the 1521 conquest of Tenochtitlan by Spanish forces and their allies which brought about the effective end of Aztec dominion, the Spanish founded the new settlement of Mexico City on the site of the now-ruined Aztec capital. The greater metropolitan area of Mexico City now covers much of the Valley of Mexico and the now-drained Lake of Texcoco.
Aztec culture had complex mythological and religious traditions. The most alarming aspect of the Aztec culture was the practice of human sacrifice, which was known throughout Mesoamerica prior to the Spanish conquest. A hegemonic power, the Aztecs sacrificed human beings on a massive scale in bloody religious rituals, enslaved subject peoples, and, by Spanish accounts, practiced cannibalism. Spanish invaders, led by Hernán Cortés, sought both to claim the new lands and resources for the Spanish Crown and to promulgate Christianity, and demanded that local native allies forswear human sacrifice and cannibalism. Some Aztecs also anticipated the return of the white-skinned god Quetzalcoatl from the east, an expectation which may have contributed to the success of the militarily overmatched Spanish forces.
The ghost dance is an example of what social scientists call a millenarian movement.
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The answer is: the experiences of working-class African Americans.
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Langston Hughes was an American poet who became a <u>prominent leade</u>r of the "Harlem Renaissance." This period was considered a "spiritual coming of age" for the African-Americans because they were, finally, able to reclaim their lost identity. Many intellectuals flourished during this period.
Langston Hughes was a major literary figure of the Harlem Renaissance. He wrote <u>several poems</u> and <u>novels</u> <em>in relation to the experiences of the working-class African Americans</em>. He was able to portray both their struggles and happiness. Some critics think that he's view about the black people were unattractive because he focused on the black people's frustrations.