You have perhaps heard of the “model curriculum” for ethnic studies being proposed for California public schools, in which students chant the names of Aztec gods, along with positive thinking mantras.

Few ancient civilizations have captured the modern imagination quite like the Aztecs — and their gods are a huge reason why. From feathered serpents to smoking mirrors, the Aztec pantheon is a ...

The California Department of Education has proposed a new curriculum that would involve teachers leading students in chanting the names of Aztec gods in an effort to build unity in the classroom. The ...

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The California Department of Education has proposed an ethnic studies “model curriculum” that includes, among other things, chanting the names of Aztec gods in an attempt to build unity among ...

The artifacts were discovered at Templo Mayor, the primary temple of the Aztecs in what is now Mexico City. An Aztec offering discovered at the Templo Mayor in Mexico City. Courtesy of the Mexican ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A huge offering of over 160 starfish was made to an Aztec war god over ...

Carved from wood more than five centuries ago, a small skull faced mask held today at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore once gave physical form to one of the most feared and revered deities in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Aztecs were a war-driven society with an intricate agricultural system, an advanced calendar and a complex sociopolitical ...