Religion
This god of war and sun was one of the most important gods in the Aztec religion.
Who is Huitzilopochtli?
What sacred structures did the Aztecs build to resemble the mountains?
What are the pyramids?
What was the system their hierarchy was set up as?
What is a hierarchy pyramid?
The Aztecs valued the _____ over the individual
What is the group/collective?
Education was split into?
What is two separate groups (for nobles and commoners)
The Aztecs believed that the universe went through multiple ___, each ending in disaster.
What are eras? (bonus which era are we in?)
Huitzilopochtli led the Aztecs to their "promised land" therefore, they thought their city was?
What is the centre of the world?
What role did merchants have?
What are trade and spies?
Military was _______
What is compulsory?
Nobles exclusively learned to?
What is reading and writing?
The Aztecs believed this was necessary to nourish the gods and maintain the balance of the universe.
What is human sacrifice?
What was the symbol that indicated the Aztec people had found their new home?
What is an eagle perched on a cactus eating a snake?
How was the Hierarchy divided?
What are commoners and nobles?
A collection of goods and taxes from conquered tribes, such as cocoa beans and jade beads
What is tribute?
Commoners used this method to learn
What is oral learning and memorization?
The Aztec calendar was really two kinds of calendar
What is sacred and solar calendar
How did the Aztecs transport fresh drinking water?
What are aquaducts?
What roles did the Emperor have?
What is chief priest, commander-in chief, head of state, and skilled warrior?
One of the main reasons the Aztecs valued war
What are prisoners for sacrifice?
Who received education?
What are nobles and commoners, men and women?
The god of rain and flooding
Tlaloc
Tenochtitlan was located in the middle of?
What is Lake Texcoco?
What were slaves able to do through things such as military success?
Move up in society
The most prestigious orders in the Aztec military
What are the Jaguars and Eagles
Slaves were able to run to the emperor's palace to get their _____
What is freedom?