The Oral Tradition: Unlike the Maya, the Aztecs did not have a well-developed writing system. They had symbols to represent some ideas, but not an actual written lanugage. Oral, or spoken, language was more important to the Aztecs than writing. The Aztecs were skilled orators, or public speakers. One of the titles of the Aztec king was "great speaker." Orators told stories from the past and legends of the gods.
In this way they passed down Aztec history and religion from one generation to the next. According to the passage above, Why was oral tradition so important to the Aztecs?
A.They felt it was as important as writing.
B.They used oral traditions to decide on their king.
C.The stories taught them about other cultures.
D.They had no written language so stories told their history.