Aztec Gods and Mythology
This was used to determine important events, such as religious festivals, as well as to mark the passage of time.
What is an Aztec calendar?
The highest social class in Aztec society.
Who were the nobles?
The main language was spoken by the Aztec people.
What is Nahuatl?
Artificial islands made from mud and reeds used as floating gardens for growing crops.
What are chinampas?
A state-run Catholic Church institution that aimed to identify and punish heretics, Jews, and Muslims in Spain during the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
What is the "Spanish Inquisition?"
A Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that resulted in the fall of the Aztec Empire.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
The total amount of suns in Aztec mythology.
What is "five"?
The person with the most political power in Aztec society.
Who is the emperor?
The typical diet of an Aztec commoner.
What is Corn, beans, and squash?
The 3 primary materials used to construct the homes in Tenochtitlan City.
What are adobe brick, stone, and wood?
A Spanish conqueror, particularly one involved in the colonization of Central and South America in the 16th century.
What is a Spanish Conquistador?
A historical process by which Christian armies regained control of the Iberian Peninsula from Islamic rule.
What is The Reconquista?
This feathered serpent god was one of the most important deities in the Aztec pantheon.
Who was Quetzalcoatl?
A neighborhood council responsible for local governance, tax collection, and military service.
Who was the calpolli?
This food, made from ground corn, was a staple of the Aztec diet and is still a popular dish in modern Mexican cuisine.
What is a tortilla?
These were used to connect the island city of Tenochtitlan to the mainland and were used for the transportation of goods, people, and the military.
What are causeways?
A manuscript book with hand-written contents that were usually written on bark paper, animal skins, or tree bark by Mesoamerican cultures before the arrival of Europeans.
What is a codex?
A type of firearm commonly used by the Spanish during the conquest of the Americas; a long-barreled firearm that used gunpowder to fire lead balls.
What is a musket?
The Aztecs god of rain, agriculture, and fertility.
Who is Tlaloc?
The Aztec military was separated into 2 different military classes.
What were the Eagle and Jaguar warriors?
A type of educational institution in the Aztec Empire that was reserved for the children of high-ranking nobles and focused on training future leaders and priests.
What is a Calmecac school?
These structures were built to control water flow and prevent flooding.
What are levees and dams?
The concept of believing in more than one god (like the Aztecs).
What is Polytheism?
A highly infectious disease brought over by the Spanish is believed to have killed around 90% of the Aztec population.
What is "Smallpox"?
They performed the rituals and offered the victims to the gods.
Who were the Aztec priests?
A system in which conquered territories paid goods and labor to the Aztecs, and it served as a source of wealth and control for the empire.
What is a tribute system?
These schools focused on physical education, military training, and practical skills such as farming, weaving, and cooking and were for commoners or non-noble children.
What is a Telpochcalli schools?
This technology was built to supply water to the city of Tenochtitlan from springs and mountain streams outside the city.
What are aqueducts?
These are symbols or images used in Aztec writing to represent words, phrases, or concepts.
What are Glyphs?
A Nahua woman who played a pivotal role in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire as an interpreter, advisor, and intermediary for Hernán Cortés.
Who is "La Malinche"?