Your Life at Every Rank of the Aztec Army

Chapters

1. 00:00Your rank is measured in prisoners taken alive.
2. 00:12Capture, not kill
3. 00:24A dead enemy is worthless.
4. 00:36Capture, not kill
5. 00:48One Captive
6. 01:00Three Captives
7. 01:10Four Captives
8. 01:22The Glass Ceiling
9. 01:34Born into command
10. 01:46Return empty-handed? Lose everything.
11. 01:58The Shame
12. 02:101519: The Spanish arrive.
13. 02:22The First Battle
14. 02:34Training for Capture
15. 02:46The Sacrifice Machine
16. 02:58The Elite's Privileges
17. 03:10The Fallen Warrior
18. 03:22The Calpulli Draft
19. 03:34The Sun Demands Blood
20. 03:46The ladder crumbled

About this video

Discover how rank in the Aztec army was determined by capturing prisoners alive, not killing enemies. From commoner conscript to Eagle or Jaguar warrior, learn the brutal promotion system and how it collapsed with the Spanish arrival in 1519. Chapters: 00:00 Your rank is measured in prisoners taken alive. 00:12 Capture, not kill 00:24 A dead enemy is worthless. 00:36 Capture, not kill 00:48 One Captive 01:00 Three Captives 01:10 Four Captives 01:22 The Glass Ceiling 01:34 Born into command 01:46 Return empty-handed? Lose everything. 01:58 The Shame 02:10 1519: The Spanish arrive. 02:22 The First Battle 02:34 Training for Capture 02:46 The Sacrifice Machine 02:58 The Elite's Privileges 03:10 The Fallen Warrior 03:22 The Calpulli Draft 03:34 The Sun Demands Blood 03:46 The ladder crumbled Sources & further reading: • All About Aztec Warriors: Rank, Armor, Weapons & More — https://www.wikihow.com/Aztec-Warrior • Aztec Military Ranks — https://www.warriorsandlegends.com/aztec-warriors/aztec-warrior-ranks • Tlacochcalcatl was an Aztec military title or rank; roughly equivalent ... — https://www.facebook.com/ManouchehrMKhorasani/posts/tlacochcalcatl-the-man-from-the-house-of-darts-it-was-used-as-an-aztec-military-/55412849 • Glossary of Aztec Military Terms — https://balagan.info/glossary-of-aztec-military-terms • Aztec warfare - Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec_warfare • The Aztec Warrior: Rank and Warrior Societies - History — https://www.historyonthenet.com/aztec-warriors-rank-and-warrior-societies • Army Ranks and Promotion (Aztec History) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcD5nDnVkEs • Page from Codex Mendoza showing the progression of an Aztec warrior ... — https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/uor135/page_from_codex_mendoza_showing_the_progression

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