Cultural
What was the main language spoken by the Aztecs?
Nahuatl.
Who founded the Song Dynasty?
Zhao Kuangyin (Emperor Taizu)
This was the top class in both the Aztec and Song societies, often holding political and religious power.
What is nobility?
What kind of crops did farmers grow?
Water was transported through canals and boats.
Which is taller, Mr. Patrick or Sergio?
Sergio
How did the civil service exam system affect social structure in the Song Dynasty?
It allowed people to earn government positions through education and merit, helping some move up the social hierarchy, especially into the scholar-official (bureaucrat) class.
What is a calpulli?
An Aztec guild/neighborhood (made up of a family)
The vast majority of these people are farmers, artisans and laborers
the commoners
What item did the Aztecs commonly use as a form of currency in their markets?
Cacao beans
Name 2 difference between Aztecs and Song Dyansty.
The Aztecs, who lived in Mesoamerica and practiced human sacrifice under a theocratic-militaristic empire, differed from the Song Dynasty of China, which operated a Confucian bureaucratic state with civil service exams.
How did social status affect the types of food Aztec people ate?
Nobles and rulers ate more luxurious meals like turkey, duck, and fish, while commoners ate simple foods like corn tortillas, tamales, and beans. Farmers and the lower class had basic meals of corn, beans, and vegetables.
How is a person who always stands beside the emperor during the Aztec Empire called?
Snake Woman / Cihuacoatl (The prime minister)
Aztec education was mandatory for this group of people
What are boys?
How was water transported?
Water was transported through canals and boats.
What innovation by the Song Dynasty laid the foundation for modern banking systems?
Paper money
What cultural and economic changes during the Song Dynasty helped increase social mobility?
Economic growth, urbanization, expanded trade, and agricultural innovations allowed lower-class people, especially merchants and skilled workers, to gain wealth and rise in status.
What is the event “Chen Bridge Mutiny”?
When a group of troops declared Zhao Kuangyin as emperor.
This type of urban center, Tenochtitlan for the Aztecs and Kaifeng or Hangzhou for the Song,featured big bustling markets and diverse places.
Capital cities
What role did the pochteca class play in the Aztec economy beyond just trading goods?
They were long-distance merchants who also acted as spies and diplomats for the empire.
What type of farming technique did the Aztecs invent to grow crops on lake water?
Chinampas
Explain how the Aztec belief in multiple worlds and cosmic balance influenced their religious practices.
The Aztecs believed the current world was the fifth creation, following the destruction of previous worlds. To keep cosmic balance and please their gods, they held religious ceremonies that included offerings, music, dance, and human sacrifices.
Song cities where known for having these places, these public spaces were created for recreation, story telling or tea parties.
What are teahpuses or entretainment quarters
Where did merchants go to sell the goods they got from farmers?
Merchants sold or traded the goods on the Silk Road, which was a major trade route connecting different regions.
Which explosive material, first weaponized during the Song Dynasty, changed warfare forever?
Gunpower