The book The daily life of the Aztecs: on the eve of the Spanish conquest written by Jacques Soustelle gives an in-depth overview of the Aztec people and their culture immersive. . This book is set in Tenochtitlan and covers the history of the Aztec civilization until its invasion by the Spanish conquistadors. This book brilliantly addresses the Aztec civilization like never before. I hope to show the importance of Aztec religion and education to their society as a whole.1) The Aztecs, like most societies, had some type of class structure. There were two main classes. The first was the class of nobles or pilli. The second class were the commoners or macehaulli. There were also many subsets of these groups that took on different responsibilities in societal life. Nobility was thought to be essentially hereditary. Nobles were educated from a young age to become leaders in Aztec society. However, commoners had a variety of professional choices. They were farmers, traders and could even be athletes. Art, social events, and religion were all an important part of Aztec culture. The Aztecs held a game known as Ullamaliztli and the athletes who played these games were something of a celebrity in Aztec culture. An interesting thing about their culture was compulsory education. Once women and men were properly educated, it would be time to marry. In Aztec culture, marriages were arranged and were also very closely tied to religion. There are many fascinating things about Aztec culture, but perhaps the most important to them was their religion.2) The Aztec religion is a very complex belief system. Like most polytheistic belief systems, that of the Aztecs has some gods who are more important than others. It's a kind of hierarchy of go...... middle of paper...... very colorful and angular. Their architecture was very similar to their art. They held architecture in very high esteem and were very proud of it. They often built very large temples of worship and very rarely demolished ancient structures. Overall, the Aztecs possessed a vast array of fascinating art, technology, and architecture. Ultimately, I believe that the clash between Cortez and the Aztecs was indeed inevitable. The Spanish, like all humans, suffered from a need for exploration and domination. It is human nature to wonder what awaits us in the world. The Spanish were looking to discover new lands. When they discovered the extremely interesting civilization that was the Aztecs, their lust for power as well as the news of the death of Cortez's men at Totonacs, it left them no choice but to conquer these people and claim their property..