Physical Landscape
The Chinampa was a necessary invention for this function.
What is growing food/crops.
According to legend, this god is responsible for the Mexica people migrating to Tenochtitlan.
Who is Huitzilopochtili.
This was an alternative empire-building strategy to war.
What is trade.
This person was at the top of Aztec social hierarchy.
Who is the emperor.
The school for nobles where reading and writing were a privilege was called this.
What is Calmecac.
This primary aquatic concern shaped some of the Aztec inventions.
What is salty lake water.
The Aztec people designed pyramids for this purpose.
What is to be closer to the gods.
This tropical fruit was used as a form of currency.
What is cacao.
This section of the Aztec hierarchy made up only 10-15% of the population.
Who are nobility and priests.
The school for nobles was attached to this structure.
What is the temple.
This structure helped control water levels around Tenochtitlan.
What is an earthen dam.
The purpose of human sacrifice was this.
What is to feed the gods blood to appease them, keeping the world turning.
This was the reason the people of Tenochtitlan required trade relationships.
What is a desire for tropical fruits and birds.
Each role in society had the following three things specific to their role.
What are responsibilities, privileges, and education.
The school for commoners where they had to use memorization was called this.
What is the Telpochcalli.
This invention ensured the Aztec people had clean drinking water, even in times of drought
What is the/an aqueduct.
Aztec philosophers believed the earth was shaped like this.
What is a round flat disc.
Merchants were responsible for the following two jobs.
What are trade expedition and military spying.
People in Aztec society could move up the hierarchy by doing this.
What is capturing prisoners of war for sacrifice.
At this age, boys left their school and warrior training for this position.
What is a soldier's servant.
Miguel Leon-Portilla, a pre-columbian poet of mexico wrote about this aztec belief.
What is that Tenochtitlan is the foundation of heaven.
What is to capture sacrificial victims.
This type of service was mandatory for all Aztec men.
What is military service.
The commoner population were organized into groups based on these factors.
What are their occupation and family ties.
Aztec women most commonly contributed to battle by this vocation.
What is medicine.