What was the main punishment for misbehaved children in Aztec schooling?
The main punishment was that they would hold the child over a chili pepper fire and force them to inhale the smoke.
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What you learn usually helps determine________________.
Your future occupation.
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What is the major difference in age of when children started school? (Subtraction needed)
The major age difference would be from 4- 11 years difference because in modern day we start school at age 4-6 and in the Aztec society you wouldn't start school untill ages 10-15.
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What were the noble schools name?
The name of the schools was calmecac.
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What did the children learn to read and write using?
Glyphs.
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What was another punishment that was used to punish older children?
They were poked with thorns.
200
What do you learn to help you in daily life?
Basic Skills.
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What is the difference in schooling that applies to gender?
The Aztecs sent girls and boys to seperate schools and today usually both genders go to the same school.
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Untill ages 10-15 how were the children taught?
The children were homeschooled by their parents.
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What did the children learn about good citizenship?
They learnt that the society was more important than the individual.
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When the child was young what kind of punishment would they have for misbehaviour?
Usually Verbal.
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What two skills do we use on a daily basis that the noble children had also learnt?
Reading and Writing.
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What is the main difference according to religion?
The Aztecs believed that religion was very important and now adays religion has started to fade and not become as important as the four core subjects.
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Where were most schools located?
They were located in the Nobles Community in or next to a temple.
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How many subjects did they learn?
Six.
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These punishments were usually_____________.
painful.
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What is an important subject that both the Aztec children learnt and we do?
Religion.
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What is the major difference in punishments in modern day and Aztec society.
The Aztec punishments were usually painful and today we do not use physical pain as a legal punishment
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Learning at Calmecac schools was required for what kind of job?
It was required to be able to get a job in government.
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What were the main subjects that they learnt?
Religion,Astronomy,Math,Music,Law,and Calendar.
500
Most of their punishments werepainful and ___________Punishments.
Physical.
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There are different types of education taught at different types of___________
Schools.
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When being educated today you our focused on your future but what were the Aztecs thinking?
They were thinking about how they would contribute to the society and the future of the society.