Aztec culture was very interesting and different then a lot of cultures today. Music and dance were performed to please the gods and also were tied into daily life and ceremonies. The music was usually accompaniment to Aztec dance, which was like a prayer ritual. Aztec art was also an important part of their culture. Their art was an important way to record the importance of religion and warfare. Examples of this expression of Aztec culture are found in paintings in the temples and those created on special paper made of bark. Aztec dress was often made of beautiful fabric, though the quality of the cloth was dependent on the wealth and class of the wearer. The art of clothes making was an important craft of the Aztecs and contained bright colors and complicated designs. The Aztec communication skills were very well developed for their time. The Aztecs had their own language called Nahuatl. They wrote their thoughts through a system of writing known as pictographic writing. This consisted of small pictures that represented words. However, this form of writing was not developed enough to provide full expression of ideas, but it is considered very advanced for its time. Pictographic writing was mainly used by the highly educated to keep business records.