City-States
Geographically, where was the Aztec Empire located?
a. Ignored.
b. Sacrificed.
c. Highly valued.
d. Buried.
When did children begin going to school?
a. 5-7 years old
b. 6-9 years olds
c. 5-15 years old
d. 7-15 years old
d. 7-15 years olds!
How did the Aztec get married?
They tied a knot with their capes. A matchmaker presented them to each other!
What is Lyn's favorite color!
a. Purple
b. Black
c. Green
d. Red
a. Purple!
What did the people of the Aztec Empire call city-states?
Altepetl!
What could women not do when she was pregnant?
a. Lift heavy objects
b. Sweep
c. Cut wood
d. Offer incense
a. Lift heavy objects
What could children not to?
a. Learn philosophy
b. Play outside on days with evil omens
c. Go out into war to learn military techniques
d. Learn about calendrics
b. Play outside on days with evil omens.
Were women reduced to ignorance or inactivity in Aztec society?
No! Women had to have moral strength that matched the physical strength of their counterparts.
This ensured that women and men fulfilled the dual roles of the divine couple Ometecuhtli-Omecihuatl.
What is Lyn's favorite aquatic animal?
a. Beluga
b. Whale shark
c. Orcas
d. Humpback whale
b. Whale shark!
By the Late Postclassic, how many altepetl (city-states) were there?
a. 10-30
b. 30-50
c. 50-70
d. 70-120
b. 30-50!
What happened to the umbilical cords of babies?
Boys: dried, attached to a small shield with four arrows, and given to distinguished warriors to bury on the battlefield
Girls: buried in the home by the hearth and grinding stone.
Who took care of their children more?
a. Nobility
b. Commoners
Trick question: Both classes of people showed much care in rearing, instructing, and punishing their children.
What was the moon seen as?
a. a jaguar
b. a lady
c. crops
d. a container full of liquid
d. a container full of liquid
My greatest (non-serious) irrational fear is:
a. Snakes
b. Heights
c. Throw-up
d. Ducks
c. Throw-up!
Name the 3 altepetl (city-states) that would unite to form the Aztec Empire!
Bonus points if you can provide the name of the people who resided in these altepetl!
(Mexica of) Tenochtitlan
(Acolhua of) Texcoco
(Tepaneca of) Tlacopan
What were the four major moments of the process of childbirth?
1. When the pregnancy first became known
2. During the seventh/eighth month
3. At the time of birth
4. Four days following birth
Commoners went to telpochcalli.
Nobility went to calmecac.
Did the Aztec just sacrifice other people? How did they practice sacrifice?
No! They would perform ritual self-sacrifice through pricking themselves in the tongue, ear, thigh, arm or other parts of the body.
What does Lyn like to collect?
a. Shells!
b. Books!
c. Tote bags!
d. Plushies!
Plushies! (I have like over 40 of them...)
Define altepetl by its characteristics!
Altepetls had a legitimate ruling dynasty, a sense of political autonomy, control over local lands and labor, a well-established founding legend, and a patron deity!
What type of lectures did pregnant women receive?
She was lectured that the gods favored her, and asked her to thank them, admonishing her to not become proud and advising her to take special care in taking care of the pregnancy.
The lectures emphasized the importance of the gods and the fragility of life, as well as tossing in bits of practical advice here and there.
What was the name of the school boys AND girls went to between the ages of 12 and 15?
"House of Song"
In Nahuatl, it is called cuicacalli!
What codices were mentioned today in the text?
Codex Mendoza
What is Lyn planning to major in?
a. Anthropology
b. History
c. Ethnicity, Race, & Migration
d. Political Science
c. Ethnicity, Race, & Migration!