True of False?: Was being a scribe considered a noble career?
True.
100
True or false?: All boys trained as warriors.
True (military service was compulsory among the Aztecs).
100
Did the commoners learn to read and write?
No.
200
True or False?: Aztec nobility studied law.
True
200
Were Aztec commoners allowed to have careers such as becoming a priest or a teacher? Why?
No because they had to maintain the social hierarchy in Aztec society.
200
What age do Aztec boys begin to train to become a warrior?
Age fifteen.
200
What number was Aztec counting based on?
20
300
Was studying the calendar part of Aztec nobility curriculum?
Yes.
300
Why did Aztec nobility recieve a better education than commoners?
The reason why is they needed to maintain the social hierarchy.
300
What happens after a boy learns how to fight?
They would become soldiers servant and follow the army to learn how warriors acted in battles.
300
What did noble Aztec students use to read and write instead of letters?
They used glyphs.
400
Name 4 subjects that Aztec nobility studied.
Answers may vary:
Astronomy/Astrology.
Math.
Reading.
Writing.
Music.
Law.
The Calendar.
400
Name 4 careers that Aztec nobility trained/prepared for in school.
Answers may vary:
high ranking military personel
judges
priests
scribes
high government officials
diplomats
teachers
400
What were the most prestigious military orders?
(There are two.)
The eagle and jaguar.
400
What are Aztec numbers represented by (drawn/illustrated)?
Sequences of dots. (Since Aztec counting was based on the number 20, any number exceeding 20 was represenred by other illustrations, for example: a feather represented the number 400)