| Aztec Social Hierarchy | Aztec Education | How the Aztecs came to be | Aztec Citizenship & Society | Aztec Religion |
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Pipiltin
What is the Aztec name for the noble class?
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15
Boys took on an active role in battle at age _______.
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Lake Texcoco
What was the lake called where the Aztecs built Tenochtitlan?
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They were expected to be good role models.
Why were nobles treated more harshly by the law than commoners?
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Huitzilopochtli
What was the main god of the Aztecs?
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Ocelot
The emperor would be carried through the streets on a platform draped with ____________ skins.
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Glyphs
The Aztecs used a system of pictures, called __________, instead of letters, to read and write.
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They created floods
They prevented clouds from bringing rain to the valley
What two problems did the mountains around Tenochtitlan create for the Aztecs?
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The emperor
Who had the final say in the court of law?
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Tlaloc
Who would the Aztecs pray to in the event of a drought?
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Wearing feathers
Living close to the centre of the city Achieving high warrior rank etc.
Name a sign of status in Aztec society.
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Calmecac
Telpochcalli
There were two types of school: ______________ for nobles, and _________________ for commoners.
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1325
Around what year did the Aztecs arrive in the Valley of Mexico?
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It was a matter of bad luck
Slavery was not permanent
What were the two things that the Aztecs believed about becoming a slave?
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"Smoking Mirror"
Tezcatlipoca's name means "___________ __________" (two words).
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Calpolli
Aztec society was organized into units called _______________. Members of a ___________ often lived in the same neighbourhood.
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Doctors/healers who traveled with the army
Priestesses Matchmakers Midwives
Name three roles/"jobs" Aztec women would have.
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About 150,000
By 1500, how many people lived in Tenochtitlan?
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Courage
Self-sacrifice Modesty Clean Living/Healthy Obedience
Name three virtues (good qualities) an ideal Aztec citizen would possess?
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One Reed
Quetzalcoatl was fated to return in the year ________ _________, bringing destruction on the Aztec empire.
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Chief priest, commander-in-chief, and head of state
What were the 3 responsibilities of the emperor?
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Astronomy/Astrology
If you wanted to become a general in the army, you would study __________________ at school.
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Causeways
The three roads that connected Tenochtitlan to the mainland are called ________________.
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The right to retain property
Your children were born free You were allowed to marry You could earn back your freedom You were not allowed to be sold
What were three rights you had as a slave?
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Tonatiuh
The god representing the Fifth Sun at the centre of the calendar was named ______________.
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