This Cultural development was the most important and the apex of an entire civilizing project in the Cem Anahuac. However, this development was not as that of the European peoples. Its principles and objectives were as different as today are of those social welfare and development principles of the native Tarahumara community of Chihuahua, compared to the inhabitants of the Polanco neighborhood in Mexico City. As an example will note that the ancient grandparents had invented the wheel and yet it was not used as the Europeans did; they also invented the átlatl, which multiplied the dart speed, much faster than an arrow thrown by and arch, yet they never developed this technology for military aspects. The dart thrower always remained as a hunting tool. It is assumed that during the Classical period there were no wars and during the Postclassical period, wars were more symbolic mystical and religious ceremonials, than extermination wars.[1] Indeed, as the Aztecs degraded the Quetzalcoatl teachings, the spiritual struggle with one's self, the Toltec "flower war", was turned into a battle to take live defeated warriors and offer them in mortal sacrifice to Huitzilopochtli and thus keep alive the threatened Fifth Sol, in addition to imposing large tributes on defeated people.
The philosophy of the Anahuac civilization, the Toltecáyotl, is the most filtered work of their creations. The philosophical thought that not only explains the world and life; but also gives meaning to human life, allowing the transcendental existence in the spiritual plane.
All that can be seen and felt of the immeasurable ancient grandparents’ heritage finds its foundations and most solid structures, in the anahuaca philosophy. The tangible and intangible world of their creations. From the impressive constructions through the finest artistic creations. From their principles and individual values transmitted from generation to generation in family and schools, to the large community institutions such as the calpulli,
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- ↑ Weapons found by the Spanish in 1519 were more symbolic than offensive. It is interesting to note that the anahuacas reached very high levels of knowledge in mathematics, astronomy and engineering; and yet, in military technology remained with the same weapons of the beginning of civilization thousands of years ago.
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