Daily Life
What was the capital city of Aztec?
Tenochtitlan
What ‘’goods’’ did the Aztec trade?
cacao beans
What were books called?
Thought paintings
What were temples built as?
Huge stepped pyramids
What language did the Aztec speak?
Nahuatl
How many people lived in the Aztec capital city?
True or False: The people had arranged marriages
True
How big were the large sculptures?
Over 7 feet tall
What was usually placed near the entrance to a temple or shrine?
Chacmools
Why did they sacrifice humans?
What is the source of modern day chocolate?
Cacao beans
What did the Aztecs sit/sleep on?
reed mats
Fill in the blank:Aztecs followed the sculpture traditions of the ___ who had lived in the Valley of Mexico before the Aztecs.
Toltecs
How did the facial expressions of the carvings appear?
Frightening and grotesque
What type of clothing did men and women wear?
Men wore loincloths and long capes and Women wore long skirts and blouses.
What were the Aztec homes made out of?
Blocks cut, flat roof, one doorway
Where did other boys go if they didn’t have a job or worked in the temple?
Military training
What are the Chacmools?
Unusual stone figures of the god
What types of tools did the Aztecs use?
Stone chisels
What materials were often traded?
Limestone and rubble
What was the reason why the Spanish conquered the Aztec Empire?
The desire for their gold
In what way did the wealthy merchants in nobles live in a better home?
They had two stories
What did the scholars theorize about the chacmools?
They were meant to be messengers who brought honorings to the gods
What are the 2 animals that are on the statues?
snakes and alligators
What manners did the children learn at a young age?
To not make fun of the older and do not interrupt punishment for breaking the rules