Aztec Military

Aztec children were dedicated to war from the day that they were born. At birth, their umbilical cords were cut and buried with a shield and arrows. The children were told that they had come into the world to fight. Boys that were six or seven attended telpochcalli. These were neighborhood schools where they received military training. The god Tezcatlipoca ruled over the telpochcalli. When the boys were ten years old they had there hair cut so that all that was left was a lock on the nape of their necks.