School
Boys and Girls! boys until they were 15, girls until they are married at 16
Who went to school?
A death sentence
What is the punishment for high level crimes, like theft or killing someone?
What is a Chimampa
How did the Aztecs grow food?
He was know as the "Great Speaker", and was at the top of the Aztec Hierarchy
Who is the Emperor?
What did Obedience mean to the Aztec?
Everyone had to obey superiors without question, because this helped preserve the social order.
The Aztec system of writing, using pictures instead of letters
What are glyphs?
It is even more important for this social class to obey the law, so they can be a good example to others.
What is the Nobility
Creating dams on Lake Texcoco
How did Aztecs stop Tenochtitlan from flooding?
Calpolli
What is the name for family style units that the Aztec lived, worked, and worshiped with?
What did modesty mean to the Aztec?
Everyone had to stay healthy, and bad behaviour was harshly punished
What is a calmecac.
What are the noble schools called?
This was a position that the Aztecs considered a result of bad luck, and was not permanent.
Slavery
Use to pay for building projects like dams, causeways, and temples
Taxes
Give a share of ones crop or giving part of what you make to the society
How did the Aztec pay taxes?
What did Self Sacrifice mean to the Aztec?
The group is more important than the individual
What is a codex (Codices)
A book, writen by Aztecs that tels us details about how children were raised
Slavery wasnt that bad because
Slaves had the chance to work their way out of slavery and become citizens, and had to be treated well (could not be killed)
Used to bring fresh water into the city
Aquaducts
Why go to war?
Aztec warriors took prisoners (2 prisioners ment they could go up a social class)
Use to create loyal citizens to the state
Mandatory education
They learned to read and write in school
Nobles
This reminded people to be honest and obedient
The legal system
living in a harsh enviroment make the people:
Strong, hardworking and independent.
Leaders like priests and government officals came from this class
Nobility
Aztec history, religion, and citizenship duties. As well as music
What was taught in Aztec schools?