Question

This culture recorded philosophic dialogues called “discourses of the elders,” some of which discuss this culture’s repeated description of Earth as “slippery” and “slick.” The three domains of embodied existence, psyche, and social role add up to this culture's word for “rootedness.” This culture promoted a “middled” “centered” living deriving from practicing life according to a word meaning “in-betweenness,” which was related to a different culture by (*) Gloria Anzaldúa. Philosophical poetry called “flower songs” (10[1])were written by this culture, (10[2])whose thought was recorded by Bernardino de Sahagún. This culture’s New Fire ceremony inaugurated 52-year cycles by lighting a fire at the Templo Mayor. For 10 points, name this civilization of the philosopher-king Nezhuacoyotl, who ruled in Texcoco. ■END■

ANSWER: Aztec [or Mexica; or Nahua]
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