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Aztec Arranged Marriages By Leanne Romero

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Aztec Arranged Marriages by Leanne Romero

Arranged Marriages are traditional in a group of other countries, but one thing you may not know is that The Aztecs also thought arranged marriages were traditional. Usually the men got married at the ages 20-25, and the women got married at the age of 16-18. The aztec parents chose their children's future loved ones.

The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican culture that was founded in Central Mexico. They lasted over 2 centuries from 1300-1521. The Aztecs built cities such as Tenochtitlan, it was founded 1325. The Aztec Empire ended in 1521 due to an Earthquake that caused Lake Texcoco to flood their bigger cities such as Tenochtitlan. The Aztecs believed it was a warning for the Fall of The Aztec Empire. In 1519 Hernando Cortes came to the East Coast of Mexico with spaniards,and in 1521 destroyed the Aztec Empire. …show more content…

The Aztecs believed Arranged Marriages were the right thing to due for their children and with their relationships. The Aztecs that were getting married had to be a certain age to do so. Women were always younger than their spouse, the Men were the oldest.

Arranged marriages were also chose upon how you acted, how you look, etc. The Aztec Parents chose very wisely. The parents chose only women and men for marriage since they did not agree with same sex (gay) marriage.Once The Aztec marriage was settled, the lovers were allowed to get a divorce, both Men and Women had the right to do so.

Once they were settled in their marriage they were allowed to have kids. Once they did, the women stayed home and took care of the home and kids. And The Men trained for war. If the couple had a boy, he would have went to school, then train for war. If the Arranged couple had a girl it would have stayed home with the mother and take care of their siblings, if they had some, or help their mother around the

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