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Interview Context & Historical Sources: 1. The Jaguar Warrior Context: The Jaguar and Eagle warriors were the elite special forces of the Aztec army. Their primary goal in the ritualized "Flower Wars" was not to kill on the battlefield, but to capture high-status enemies alive to be brought back to Tenochtitlan for sacrifice. Aztec Jaguar Warriors - https://www.worldhistory.org/Jaguar_W... 2. The Tlaxcalan Warrior Context: The Tlaxcalans were the arch-rivals of the Aztecs, a powerful city-state that was never conquered. The "Flower Wars" were pre-arranged, ritualized battles fought between the two powers on designated fields, a brutal tradition that maintained a state of perpetual, contained conflict. The Flower Wars - https://www.warhistoryonline.com/anci... 3. The Pochteca Spy-Merchant Context: The pochteca were a powerful, hereditary guild of long-distance merchants. Their official role was to trade for exotic goods, but they also served as the empire's formal intelligence service, acting as spies who gathered information on the wealth and military strength of foreign lands. The Pochteca - https://www.worldhistory.org/Pochteca/ 4. The Ball Game Player (Ōllamaliztli) Context: The Mesoamerican ball game, Ōllamaliztli, was a brutal sport played with a solid rubber ball. Players could only strike the ball with their hips, knees, and elbows. It had deep religious significance, and major games between city-states could end with the losing team being sacrificed to the gods. The Aztec Ball Game - https://www.britannica.com/sports/tla... 5. An Aztec Priest Context: The priest's dialogue reflects the central belief of Aztec cosmology. They believed the sun god, Huitzilopochtli, was in a constant battle against darkness and required nourishment in the form of human blood and hearts to have the strength to rise each morning. Huitzilopochtli - https://www.worldhistory.org/Huitzilo... 6. The Chinampa Farmer Context: The farmer's gallows humor comes from his unique workplace. Chinampas were highly fertile, man-made islands built on the shallow lake beds of the Valley of Mexico. This ingenious system of "floating gardens" was the agricultural foundation that fed the massive population of Tenochtitlan. Chinampas - https://www.worldhistory.org/Chinampa/ 7. The Tribute Collector Context: The Aztec Empire was sustained by a vast tribute system. Conquered city-states were required to pay heavy taxes to Tenochtitlan in the form of goods (food, feathers, textiles). As the collector notes, if a province was short on goods, tribute could also be paid in people for the state's sacrificial rituals. Aztec Tribute - "Art of Empire: The Aztec Tribute Roll" by The Getty Research Institute 8. A Spanish Conquistador (First Impressions) Context: This reflects the utter astonishment of Hernán Cortés's expedition upon their arrival in Tenochtitlan in 1519. The Spanish, coming from a Europe of much smaller cities, were stunned by the scale, wealth, and organized complexity of the Aztec capital, which was one of the largest cities in the world at the time. The Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire - https://www.britannica.com/event/Span... Tenochtitlan - https://www.worldhistory.org/Tenochti...