10 Strange Facts About Slavery in the Ancient Aztec Empire

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The Ancient Aztecs — although they called themselves the Mexica — were renowned for their vast stores of gold, their advanced society, their military skill and brutality, and also their incredibly bloodthirsty and regular mass sacrifices to their vicious gods.

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Coming up:

10. In Many Cases You Could Actually Buy Yourself Back Out Of Slavery
9. Parents Sometimes Sold Their Children As Slaves To Pay Debts
8. It Was Not At All Uncommon To Sell Yourself Into Slavery
7. Slaves In The Aztec Empire Could Actually Own Other Slaves
6. Slave Could Get Married And Slavery Was Not Hereditary
5. Enemy Soldiers Were Usually Earmarked To Be Enslaved For Sacrifice
4. Disobedient Slaves Could Find Themselves Turned Into A Sacrifice For The Gods
3. In Ancient Aztec Society, It Was Illegal To Mistreat Your Slaves
2. There Were Many Other Strange Paths To Freedom For Slaves
1. There Were Two Main Types Of Slavery In The Ancient Aztec Empire

Source/Further reading:

http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/slaves.html
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/aztec-and-maya-law/aztec-social-structure
http://books.google.com/books?id=5tagDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=sell+yourself+into+slavery+aztec&source=bl&ots=pRKE7TXwH5&sig=rFrjZuWVYLWEhBLK-A9tAKgdiR8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwig8_S-ws_aAhVl0oMKHWaADCYQ6AEIhgEwDQ
https://books.google.com/books?id=fbQJBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA142&dq=aztec+slaves+could+own+slaves&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-5em_vOPaAhWs4IMKHSaEAI0Q6AEITTAG#v=onepage&q=aztec%20slaves%20could%20own%20slaves&f=false
https://books.google.com/books?id=WaEyJ9zWZDgC&pg=PT152&lpg=PT152&dq=slaves+could+marry+slavery+was+not+hereditary+aztec&source=bl&ots=AiaRQLs4He&sig=qVCmIXGTnJLCnKU2LcETL5a3JbU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwisu9Owu-PaAhWm3YMKHbthCHAQ6AEIXjAE#v=onepage&q=slaves%20could%20marry%20slavery%20was%20not%20hereditary%20aztec&f=false
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/10/conquistadors-sacrificed-eaten-aztec-acolhuas
https://books.google.com/books?id=U1wTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA234&dq=disobedient+collared+slaves+aztecs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj_8qnfuuPaAhXMy4MKHawQCisQ6AEIKTAA#v=onepage&q=disobedient%20collared%20slaves%20aztecs&f=false
https://books.google.com/books?id=Wb2OFtlEPg4C&pg=PA40&dq=law+against+slave+mistreatment+aztec&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXpIL6uuPaAhWMm4MKHT9HB9QQ6AEILzAB#v=onepage&q=law%20against%20slave%20mistreatment%20aztec&f=false
https://books.google.com/books?id=Wb2OFtlEPg4C&pg=PA77&dq=freedom+slave+aztec&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi_rajBvePaAhUK74MKHcyFCmsQ6AEISDAF#v=onepage&q=freedom%20slave%20aztec&f=false
https://youtu.be/kjUc1nuJISw
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sacrifice_08_aztec.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tlatelolco_Marketplace.JPG
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_history_of_slavery_and_the_slave_trade,_ancient_and_modern_-_the_forms_of_slavery_that_prevailed_in_ancient_nations,_particularly_in_Greece_and_Rome;_the_African_slave_trade_and_the_political_(14804912403).jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Child_Labour_in_Brick_Kilns_of_Nepal.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Boulanger_Gustave_Clarence_Rudolphe_The_Slave_Market.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aztec_warrior_gladiatorial_sacrifice.png
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Collared.jpg
http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/images-3/322_03_2.jpg
http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/images-3/322_06_2.jpg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/paullew/3487810383
http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/images-3/322_02_2.jpg
https://www.maxpixel.net/static/photo/1x/Slavery-Human-Trafficking-Prison-Prisoner-162885.jpg
https://slideplayer.com/slide/10285460/35/images/18/SLAVE+LAWS+Itzcoatl+was+the+4th+Aztec+emperor+even+though+he+was+born+the+son+of+a+slave+woman.+Were+protected+because+they+were+valuable..jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Handshake,_by_David.svg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cacao_beans.jpg

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