Beginnings
What modern day country did the Aztecs live in?
Mexico
Name 1 animal that was in the Aztec zoos.
Deer, fowls, and little dogs, monkeys, wolves, sloths, armadillos, as well as aviaries full of brightly colored birds, bisons, crocodiles, turtles, snakes, and many lizards.
What are two weapons the Aztecs used?
Darts, javelins, shields, spears, clubs, bow and arrows
Who has the most power in their political structure?
The Emperor
What nation came to colonise the Aztecs?
Spanish
How many calendars did the aztecs have
2
What are one of the military classes?
Jaguar, eagle
What area did the Aztecs come from before arriving in Mexico?
The mythical, arid, northern land of Aztlán.
What is one of their Gods?
Huitzilopochtli, Tezcatlipoca, Quetzalcoatl, Xipe Totec
What was the Triple Alliance?
Tenochtitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan
The combined forces of the Aztecs and 2 other groups in the area to gain power in the civil war.
How could someone rise through the social hierarchy?
Achievements like warfare, priesthood, trade
What is the 'House of Song?'
Aztec principle offering free universal education, boys and girls would both go to the ‘House of Song’.
When were the Aztecs?
1200s - 1512
List two key economic activities
Commerce, trade, markets, agriculture, tribute
Who made the Florentine Codex?
Friar Bernardino de Sahagún and a group of Nahua elders, authors, and artists.