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GCSE History · key term
A book-like manuscript using pictures and symbols to record information, such as history, tribute obligations and religious traditions. Its plural is codices.
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Revise: The Aztec CivilizationA codex was a book-like manuscript that recorded information through pictures and symbols; the plural is codices. Aztec codices could preserve histories, religious traditions and information about tribute. They worked alongside oral traditions, rather than resembling a modern book written entirely in sentences.
When using a codex as evidence, consider its date, purpose and creators. The Codex Mendoza was produced after the Spanish conquest, not before it.
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