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En 1486, l'Empire aztèque domine un vaste territoire en Amérique centrale. Il dispose d'une organisation et des lois permettant de structurer toute la société. La vénération du Soleil est un des piliers de cette société, et les Mexicas, avec leurs alliés de Texcoco et de Tlacopan, partent régulièrement en guerre pour offrir des sacrifices humains à leurs dieux. Pierre et Le Gros vivent avec leur famille comme paysans, non loin de la capitale Tenochtitlan.
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00:00America, let's cross the Atlantic, here are the Americas
00:06Once upon a time, there were the Americas; that's the story I'm going to tell you.
00:11From Siberia to the Pacific, ancient people began to walk
00:19They carved oceans, they crossed continents
00:26Pursuing their dream of freedom
00:33The adventure was sometimes dramatic, often it was the end of the heroes
00:40It's not easy, but it's magical to make a brand new, beautiful watch
00:46Others have taken up the torch, going further, going higher
00:53And their dream of their reality
01:00They are now here, the Americas, just as you imagined them.
01:07It's up to you to create this fantastic world, the one we've all dreamed of one day.
01:13May everything work together, to reach the end of destiny.
01:21On this earth without hope
01:27A land of brotherhood
01:38So we saw the life of the Native Americans
01:40Now let's see what's happening further south.
01:42Approximately 1500 kilometers from the current border
01:47In the region near Mexico City
01:57The year is 1486
02:00And here we are in the land of the Aztecs.
02:02They have the same monuments, the same pyramids.
02:04The same lifestyle as their brothers further north
02:06Even though their society is different
02:14It's probably been around twenty thousand years since the first tribes from Siberia arrived here
02:32Ah, bricklayers.
02:35They must have some interesting things
02:37They probably have lice, fabric, feathers, jewelry
02:39So what do we do? Shall we go, boss?
02:41Oh no, calm down, calm down, it's better to let him come.
02:44Stay calm, don't do anything before my signal.
02:49Watch out, up front, help there!
03:09Thanks again and see you next time
03:15Ah, ambassador, you're talking about friendship?
03:20Oh, madam
03:22Oh, porter, you're talking about friendship?
03:29Wait !
03:35Stop!
03:44Go fill up your tank, great, isn't it?
03:50Let's go
03:53It is a great honor for us to receive the envoys from Mexico
03:56How about some chicken to celebrate?
03:58We're here on business and we never drink when we're on the road.
04:01Under these conditions, no chicken
04:04And how can I be of service to you?
04:06Our merchants have just been attacked and looted very close to your town.
04:10What ?
04:11That's not good
04:12Not good at all
04:13That is why you must accept the friendship and protection of our great and revered emperor.
04:17And submit to the laws that govern us
04:19Yes, okay, but first, tell me, what are your laws?
04:23Oh, nothing too serious
04:23You start by sending Mexico a beautiful gold gift, a really beautiful one, okay?
04:27And precious stones, feathers, and chins
04:29Oh, but...
04:30So, you see what I mean?
04:32You will also need to reserve the best place in your temple for our sun god.
04:37Huitzilopetskli
04:37You demand a lot, I hope that's all now
04:40Perhaps with a few handsome young slaves, boys and girls, that should do the trick.
04:45Okay, fine, I'll think about it.
04:47That's it, but think quickly and carefully.
04:49In the meantime, I brought you some gifts.
04:52In case you need it
04:55Shields and spears
04:59In Tenochtitlan, Mexico City, the magnificent Aztec capital
05:06A month of twenty days has passed and their leader has not submitted
05:12We must warn those at Texcoco immediately.
05:15You don't want to taste our chicken either, I suppose.
05:18So let's get to the reason for your visit.
05:20Our friends in Mexico City waited for you in vain for a month and they are very angry.
05:24We, their allies at Texcoco, can still fix things
05:27Otherwise, according to the law, we will be forced to come and smash your head in.
05:31That would be a real shame.
05:35Wait, I also brought you spears and shields.
05:38To arm your men
05:42And also a little of our sacred oil
05:46This will allow you to withstand the assault of our army
05:51You are a noble and courageous man
05:53And therefore, I am giving you twenty days to submit.
06:03Twenty days have passed again and still nothing
06:05We must warn those in Tlacopane
06:07Your wise men did not want to listen to those of Mexico or those of Texcoco
06:10That is why we, their allies from Tlacopane, have decided to address you, the warriors.
06:15Who had to bear the blows of our troops
06:17Submit, or we will have to devastate your cities and take you into slavery.
06:22We brought you some gifts.
06:25You still have twenty days to think about it, but this is the final deadline.
06:29Afterwards, it will be too late.
06:57And the vigilant defenders will fall into the trap set for them by those in Mexico City.
07:08At the right size!
07:24And the peace of the opposing temple consecrates the victory of the men of Mexico
07:36Let's go!
07:59Subtitling by Radio-Canada
08:34Hey there! Hey there!
08:37Hey, you see!
09:05But what are these men doing?
09:06They are responsible for cleaning our city every day.
09:09But it is an important task and there are more than a thousand of them working on it.
09:14Ah, here is the great temple.
09:15He is handsome.
09:16That is where we will be sacrificed.
09:18Yes, my beloved son.
09:19Ah, it is a great honor, my revered father.
09:24At school, you others.
09:30High Priest, it's a great source of pride for us
09:33than to welcome our high priest today.
09:37Let us listen to him with respect.
09:41My children, I am going to tell you about our god of warriors and the sun,
09:45Huitzilopotli.
09:46Our world is coming to an end, for the time is near.
09:48where the sun's course will stop.
09:50To reappear each day, it needs a source of energy.
09:54This source is precious water,
09:57the blood of men.
10:01That's why we need prisoners
10:03to appease our gods.
10:09Oh !
10:12Oh !
10:13Oh !
10:16Oh !
10:17Oh !
10:21Yes, so that the sun's journey may continue,
10:26Sacrifices are necessary.
10:27Therefore, we need prisoners.
10:30And to have prisoners,
10:31We need warriors.
10:34Ah, to be a warrior, what a bright future!
10:36In fact, I remember that I myself,
10:38when I was young...
10:52And yes, nothing could resist me.
10:58You provide robust bodies,
11:00strong wills,
11:01strong-willed individuals dedicated to public service,
11:03That is the purpose of the education you will receive.
11:06You girls,
11:07you will be able to attain the coveted title of priestess,
11:09or get married, if you wish.
11:12You boys,
11:14at ten years old,
11:15Your hair was cut off, leaving only a single strand.
11:18And we won't cut this one.
11:20than the day you take a prisoner in battle.
11:28You can do it with two people.
11:30even with three people.
11:31It's allowed.
11:40Untie me!
11:41Untie me!
11:42But be careful.
11:43Untie me!
11:45Two or three battles without result
11:47and you are degraded without remission.
11:49All that's left for you to do then is return to culture.
11:54However, if you have captured or killed four warriors,
11:56you are moving up to the next category,
11:58that of the leaders,
11:59Jaguar knights,
12:00Eagle knights,
12:00honored by the Emperor.
12:03And now that our bravest warriors
12:05want to approach.
12:22The warrior who died in battle,
12:25or on the sacrificial stone,
12:27becomes a companion of the sun
12:28and takes its place in the brilliant procession
12:30which accompanies the celestial body.
12:31Because death and life
12:32are only the two aspects
12:34of the same reality.
12:37Our warriors are the guarantors of our freedom.
12:40It was their valor that built our empire.
12:42But you already know all that.
12:44Oh, my master, not very well.
12:45Tell us what happened,
12:47Please, sir.
12:48Oh, and tell us, tell us, master.
12:51All right.
12:52About 15,000 years ago,
12:54The men here used to hunt mammoths.
12:56Then they took up farming, like everywhere else.
12:58They created ceramics,
13:00temple buildings,
13:01burial mounds for their gods.
13:03Our ancestors were gifted, weren't they?
13:05They knew the schedule,
13:07writing, the arts.
13:08The Mexica were then a small tribe
13:10who, in order to hunt,
13:12had to migrate often.
13:17They had a high priest,
13:19a distant relative of mine
13:20a great god,
13:22Itzilopochtli.
13:23And one day...
13:24Eh ?
13:25What is...
13:25You will soon see an eagle
13:27perched on a cactus
13:28and devouring a snake.
13:30And that is where you will build my temple
13:31and the city of men.
13:33Oh, but I didn't quite understand.
13:35He said a snake devouring a cactus.
13:37No, it's an eagle sitting on a snake.
13:39No, but...
13:39Oh !
13:40Messages from the gods
13:41are sometimes very obscure.
13:54Look over there.
13:55Do you see what I see?
13:57An eagle on a cactus.
13:58And he devours a snake.
14:01That's it,
14:02at this precise location
14:03that we are going to build our city.
14:05It will be there and nowhere else.
14:06The gods dictated it to us.
14:08Come on, let's get to work.
14:10Otherwise, the sky will fall on our heads.
14:12And the sun will stop rotating, you see.
14:18Of course, with time,
14:20There were wars,
14:21betrayals,
14:22murders.
14:23We see the routine of history, that's all.
14:26But a wise prince,
14:28Itzoko Atle,
14:29founded a confederation
14:31with those from Texcoco
14:32and Tlacopane.
14:34Today, our city
14:35is the most beautiful in the world.
14:37And tomorrow,
14:38tomorrow, we will inaugurate
14:40our great temple.
14:41And tomorrow,
15:11we look like a big
15:37The high priest has had enough for today.
15:41That'll do, the gods have it, now.
15:45You were a valiant battle leader.
15:48Do you want to be free?
15:48We will give you command of an army and we will respect you.
15:52Why are you insulting your son, my revered father?
15:55Have I not deserved an honorable death?
15:56Go tell your priests to make another effort.
16:01Hey, how about we go stealing a little?
16:03Ah yeah, that's a good idea, let's do it.
16:08Oh, look!
16:16Is there no one among you who wants to fly with us?
16:19Me !
16:23Are you ready? Attention!
16:28Action!
16:47Oh, that was great, wasn't it?
16:52Say, you wouldn't have happened to see a chicken kick that went in, would you?
16:56No, don't worry, officer, we just got a little high, I swear.
17:04Let's look at the wool.
17:07Okay, that's okay, that's okay, that's okay.
17:10No traces of alcohol, you're lucky.
17:11As you know, public drunkenness is punishable by death.
17:15So, keep your word.
17:17Alright, bye.
17:19Why not the coast while there's one...
17:21Hey, come on, isn't he a bit ahead of his time?
17:24I'm going to talk to you about the rules and laws that everyone must know and respect.
17:29And if you don't mind, we'll talk about drunkenness first.
17:33It is forbidden, except for the elderly.
17:36It's like a harmful whirlwind...
17:39which destroys all the values of the city.
17:43From this come many words such as crimes, brawls, and traffic accidents.
17:51That's how any man caught in a state of drunkenness...
17:54If he is from the common people, he will be beaten and have his head shaved.
17:59If he is a nobleman, he will be hanged in public.
18:06The same punishment will be reserved for all those who use the payotl.
18:10Or other hallucinogenic drugs that produce a different but equally harmful intoxication.
18:16The flight.
18:17If it is committed by a commoner, he will become a slave for a time.
18:25If it is committed by a nobleman, it will mean death.
18:29To cheat or to push back the boundaries of one's property, to the detriment of others, of course.
18:35Death.
18:42The crime of adultery.
18:44The two culprits will have their heads smashed in.
18:49Homosexuality, it all depends on the sex of the guilty parties.
18:52For women, it's death.
18:53For men, not too much of a good thing.
18:56Some important remarks concerning slavery.
18:59The slave will be respected and can only be resold if three masters have had cause to complain about him.
19:05And if he escapes and reaches the emperor's palace, he will be free.
19:11I almost forgot one detail that is important.
19:13All offenders have the right to come and confess once.
19:16And for that one time, they will not be prosecuted for their mistake.
19:36Do you realize?
19:37They are demanding almost half of our corn harvest as tax.
19:41Yes, but that's nothing yet, my friend.
19:43You forget that during the harvests, time had to be found to work on the dike.
19:48Yes, and to erect the temple to Xoxipili, the god of summer.
19:52But all that is nothing yet, my friend.
19:54And all the hours spent in the second act of...
19:56Plus the turkeys that we had to offer to the emperor.
19:58But that's nothing yet, my friend.
20:00What do you mean, nothing? You don't want anything?
20:02But yes, come on, remember that story from two years ago.
20:06I had harvested 40 baskets of corn and the tax collector claimed 20 from me.
20:10Do you realize?
20:11So, where are my 25 pounds of corn?
20:13But anyway, I need 4 for the seeds.
20:16Don't worry. With 16, you'll be able to manage.
20:19But here he is again. And he tells me...
20:21Oh yes, imagine that I forgot to include the raise in your salary.
20:24You owe me 5 more.
20:26And how am I going to feed my wife and children?
20:29We won't have enough ingredients to make tortillas anymore.
20:31And he answers me...
20:31But you're like red beans and ants.
20:33In the tortillas?
20:34Oh !
20:35Yes, indeed.
20:37Oh, so you actually have red beans?
20:39Yes, of course, I have 7 or 8 bags of them back there.
20:42And you know what nerve he had to say to me?
20:44Not at all. What did he tell you?
20:45He simply told me...
20:47Oh, actually, I almost forgot, since you harvested 8 bags of beans, you'll give me 4.
20:52So I was forced to give them to him, but he wasn't satisfied.
20:55And you know what he asked me?
20:57No, but what did he ask you now?
20:59He asked me if I had ants in my pants.
21:01I assure you, he wanted to know if I had ants in my pants.
21:05So, what did you reply to him?
21:07If you really want to know, I have tons of ants in my fists.
21:10And it really bothers me if you want to know.
21:13It doesn't do anything to the back of your ants.
21:15After that, he took to his heels and in less time than it should have been
21:18He had disappeared after saying so.
21:25We should be arriving soon, it looks like.
21:27Yes, that's true, but afterwards we'll still have to bring back the draperies that we'll be given in exchange.
21:36I don't think they look like merchants at all.
21:38Those who are being bought are perhaps wealthy peasants.
21:40That's true, and a good harvest is always welcome, don't you think?
21:43Yes, you're right, and it's better than work, and in any case it's much less tiring.
21:48Ah, my sign!
22:03We feel it!
22:05Good heavens!
22:06Well said!
22:08Well said, well said!
22:10Well said!
22:13Well said!
22:13No, if you want to do it, you have to do it.
22:15Let's go!
22:56That was the harvest from my field
22:58No, no, it was mine.
22:59Guard, take him away
22:59And you're the one who stole it from me.
23:01But it's him
23:02How much were they offering me for this handsome athlete?
23:04It's muscle, it's muscle
23:07Look at his teeth, look at his shoulders
23:09Flawless
23:12Tell me, my dear boss, where is he?
23:15The severed head
23:16What ?
23:30Hey, look, here's your future daughter-in-law
23:58The young man's parents are discussing marriage with two women
24:03Look, our son is strong and hardworking
24:05That seems true, a very handsome boy indeed.
24:15Here we go!
24:18Here we go!
24:22Here we go!
24:24Here we go!
24:43At the girl's parents' house
24:48I'm sorry, but our daughter is not worthy of this boy.
24:51In any case, she's far too young to even think about getting married.
24:54Finally, come back tomorrow if you like, we'll talk about it again.
25:03Wait, wait, wait, wait for me
25:10Wait, wait, wait for me
25:17Oh, I get it, I get it
25:37I am very surprised; I don't know how this young man could be so wrong.
25:41Our daughter is ugly, jumps around, and good for nothing.
25:43But since you insist so much, we will look into it.
25:48Hello brave men, I have come to ask for your daughter's hand in marriage, will you grant it to me?
25:51I'm sorry, my boy, but you're too late.
25:54How is that impossible? Oh no, it's not fair, it's not fair, it's not fair!
25:57Are you doing this?
26:01That's it, they're married.
26:21It's not fair, I'm the one who should have married her.
26:25Be careful, you shouldn't drink that much, one salty glass and three, hello trouble.
26:34You had your eye on him, my fellow, he would see himself acting out in public, you're done for.
26:40We will now talk about the code of good conduct.
26:43When you eat, do not use all your fingers, but only three fingers of your right hand.
26:48While eating and drinking, don't make any noise, you're not little dogs after all.
26:54Always be careful not to stain another guest's clothes.
26:57If you see or hear something bad, keep quiet, be discreet.
27:04Don't pounce on women like a dog on its food.
27:12In your outfit, be neither extravagant nor fanciful.
27:15No dirty or torn clothes, especially.
27:20I must leave you now, my children.
27:22Other duties call me.
27:24And I regret it because I love you very much.
27:26Do you have any questions for me?
27:28I, revered master, the other day, was at the festival of the great temple.
27:32I'm ashamed to say it, but seeing all that blood everywhere, I didn't like it at all.
27:36Tell me, great master, do our gods always demand the blood of men?
27:40I understand your astonishment, my child, but not all gods are like that.
27:43We once had a god who was just and good.
27:47Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god.
27:49He was an enemy of all violence.
27:50He only accepted the blood of snakes and birds as sacrifices, hence his name.
27:57But Tezcatlipoca, an evil god, a sorcerer and jealous of his goodness, bewitched him and drove him away.
28:07And our divine Quetzalcoatl went into exile on the waters of the Eastern seas.
28:12But, one day soon, he will return, know this, all the oracles confirm it.
28:17Thirty years later, arriving from the Eastern seas and mistaken for the god Quetzalcoatl,
28:22Cortes the conquistador will come.
28:23And that will be the end of the Aztec kingdom.
28:25City, palace, pyramids, works of art, writings, paintings,
28:28All this splendor will disappear, erased by a bad nightmare.
29:00Subtitling by Radio-Canada
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