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Eagle Warrior

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Relevancy:

 * end of first paragraph used the word eagle 4 times in a sentence. "In current culture" paragraph should not be in the overview section
 * "split in pieces" part irrelevant to Education; belongs in Social status?
 * so education part should be renamed to social hierarchy in Aztec society
 * second to last sentence of eagle warriors in society is irrelevant. about jaguar warriors.
 * is the eagle warrior temple section relevant?

Viewpoints:

 * some bias statements throughout

Source/citations:

 * dictionary one is difficult
 * sources not from academic settings/ iffy

Talk section

 * lots of comments on revisions
 * part of 3 wikiprojects

Sahagun Source:

 * defines military structure
 * names of each kind of ruler
 * Codex Mendosa for images of military costuming (find eagle warriors maybe?)
 * The Eagle Warrior was at the top of the military caste, along with Jaguar warriors. They were considered nobles in Aztec society. Likewise, the Eagle warriors's successes in battle were rewarded with access and permission to wear luxurious jewelry and materials.The quality of their jewelry was also based on hierarchy. They wore expensive materials like red ocher and headdresses made of Quetzalcoatl feathers. The highest warriors were given chalchiuhtentetl by the ruler himself, which is a green stone lip plug, and cuetlaxnacochtli, which are leather earplugs.
 * Davies, Nigel. "The Mexica Military Hierarchy as Described by Sahagun," The Work of Bernandino de Sahagun: Pioneer Ethnographer of Sixteenth-Century Aztec Mexico. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1988.



Codex Mendosa:

 * The Eagle Warriors are among the highest ranking warriors in Aztec society. One of the requirements to join the warriors is that they must capture at least four prisoners. Sacrifice in Aztec society is extremely important, as they believe that it is their duty to nourish the sun through human blood. The warriors supply the captives they need to use for sacrifice. This relates back to the origin of the Eagle Warriors and their connection to the Divine.
 * Folio 64r: Register 2 and 3
 * describes the Eagle warrior, but does not include any images of them
 * Anawalt, Patricia Rieff, and Frances Berdan. 1997. The Essential Codex Mendoza. Berkeley: University of California Press.
 * Anawalt, Patricia Rieff, and Frances Berdan. 1997. The Essential Codex Mendoza. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Economies and Policies in the Aztec Realm:

 * Barbosa-Cano, Manlio. "Huaxyacac: Aztec Military Base on the Imperial Frontier,"Economies and Polities in the Aztec Realm. Albany: Institute for Mesoamerican Studies, University at Albany, State University of New York, 1994.

The Aztecs: A Short Introduction

 * origin story behind the eagle and jaguar warriors
 * this story creates a connection to the divine for the warriors.
 * Two deities named Nanahuatzin, meaning Pimply One, and Tecuciztecatl, meaning Lord of Snails, sacrifice themselves to bring life to the sun. They emerge from the fire, transformed into an eagle and a jaguar.
 * page 45-46 discusses costuming of other military warriors/rulers *maybe add this information when discussing the hierarchy in military*

The Aztec World:

 * Boone, Elizabeth Hill. The Aztec World. Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., 1994.
 * The Temple of the Eagle Warriors lied next to the ruler's palace, serving as a headquarters for the Eagle Warriors and a place to plan combat strategies.
 * only for nobles

What I am adding:

 * sources
 * more information about social hierarchy in the army
 * fixing the overall grammar

Checking Sources:

 * Garcia Payon, Jose. Revista Mexicana de Estudios Anthropologicas. Los Monumentos arqueologicos de Malinalco. 1947.
 * Smith, Michael E. The Aztecs. 3rd Ed. West Sussex: Blackwell Publishing, 2012.