Government
Societal Roles
Geography
Education
Beliefs/Values
100

True or false: The Aztecs firmly believed that the individual was much more important than the group.

False: the better good of society was more important than individual needs. 

100

What were the two main clases in Aztec society?

Nobles and commoners

100

How many sections was the city of Aztecs divided into?

4 sections

100

True or false: the nobles and commoners went to separate schools

True

100

True or false: The Aztecs believed that all gods were equal. 

False: They believed that some were greater than others. 

200

What were tributes?

Valuable gifts and taxes collected by the   Aztecs from a conquered group or city.

200

Who was at the top of the Aztec hierarchy? 

The emperor

200

Why were the temples shaped as pyramids? 

To resemble the mountains 

200

Why was the Aztec counting system based on the number 20? 

because they used both their fingers and toes. 

200

Why did the Aztecs have blood sacrafices? 

Because they believed that the victim's blood nourished the gods and that without it the gods would grow sick and die. 

300

What was the most important responsiblities of citizenship?

Paying taxes

300

Who made up the richest copolli in Tenochtitlan? 

Merchants 

300

What was the name of the city the Aztects built that is now present day Mexico?

Tenochtitlan (tuh·nowch·teet·laan)

300

Fill in the blank: The Aztecs based all of their higher education on the ability to read and write using a system of pictures, called ........

glyphs 

300

Who was the most powerful god to the Aztecs?

Huitzilopochtli (weet·see·luh·powch·tuh·lee)

400

What could someone do if they weren't satisfied with the verdict from a lower court? 

They could appeal to high court. 

400

What were the three most common ways of indicating   your position in Aztec society? 

 Clothing, your jewellery, and by the size and   location of your house.  

400

What were the 6 tropical fruits that the Aztecs couldn’t grow?

avocados, papayas, and cacao.

400

What were the schools for the commoners called?

telpochalli 

400

Why were Quetzal feathers sacred to the Aztecs?   

Because they were associated with the god, Quetzalcoatl (kets-ahl-COH-ahtl).

500

who was the head of the Aztec legal system? 

Moctezuma

500

When an Aztec boy was born what was immediately put in their hands

A tiny bow and shield.

500

how many linkages did the Aztecs make that connected the lake to the mainland?

3

500

What did the peasant and noble boys learn in school?

To fight,and to train them to work like a priest, or a governor.

500

What is the goal of education in Aztec society?

Their goal was to teach their culture and traditions. Like learning songs, poems, and dances for major religious ceremonies.