Aztec Society
What was the name of the Aztec capital city?
Tenochtitlan
What god was most associated with the sun and human sacrifice?
Huitzilopochtli
What was the name of the Aztec empire’s military alliance?
Triple Alliance
What was the staple crop of the Aztec diet
maize/corn
Who led the Spanish invasion of the Aztec Empire
Hernan Cortez
What was the top class in Aztec society
Who were the nobles or "pipiltin
What did the Aztecs believe was needed to keep the sun rising?
Human blood/sacrifice
What was the purpose of the "Flower Wars"
to capture prisoners for human sacrifice
How many people were estimated to visit the Tenochtitlan marketplace every day
60,000
Who was the Aztec emperor when the Spanish arrived
Moctezuma II
what was the name of the plumbing system the Aztecs built so they could have fresh water from the mainland
aqueduct
What animal was seen as a sacred symbol and often a sign from one of the God's
an Eagle
Name one group the Aztecs constantly fought and never conquered
the Tlaxcalans
Name one subject taught in Aztec schools
religion, warfare, astronomy, or singing/dancing
What year did Tenochtitlan fall to the Spanish
1521-1523
Capturing prisoners
What was the name of the great pyramid temple in Tenochtitlan
the Templo Mayor
What was the main weapon used by Aztec warriors
macuahuitl (obsidian-bladed club)
What beverage made from cacao beans was considered sacred
xocolatl (chocolate)
Name one reason the Spanish defeated the Aztecs
superior weapons, alliances with enemies like Tlaxcala, or smallpox
Name one way an Aztec person could rise in social class
military success or becoming a priest or merchant?)
Who was the God of Rain, water, lighting and Agriculture
Tlaloc
What are the names of the elite soldiers with high rank and spiritual significance
the jaguar and eagle warriors.
what was the name of the Codex that contained information's about the lords, the tribute paid to Aztecs and an account of daily life "from year to year"
the Codex Mendoza
What was the name of the codex that shows the devastation of smallpox
the Florentine Codex