What is the name of the school noble children went to?
~Calmecac~
100
At what age did boys start school?
13-15 years
100
At what age were girls starting their education?
At the age of 4 where they started spinning
100
What did a child training to be a judge have to study?
Mathematics and law
100
True or False
Boys and girls attend school together?
False
200
At what age did Aztec noble children start school?
5-13 years of age
200
True or False
There would be fights between schools to see who had the strongest warriors
True
200
Name the job girls would earn if they volunteered at a temple.
professional Priestess
200
What did a child training to be a priest have to study?
Reading, traditional dances and ceremonies plus most of the basics taught in school
200
What was the game Totoloque and the game Patolli?
Totoloque was a betting game where they would throw gold pellets at a target, and the Patolli was a board game
300
Name 5 jobs nobles children trained for
Gov't official, diplomat, scibe, priest, teacher, military general, ambassador, tax collector, judges, etc
300
True or False did boys go to the actual battle field?
True, but they were accompanied by another more experienced warrior.
300
What was their main education?
Their education in marriage
300
What did a child training to be a teachers have to study?
The Calender
300
Could people move up in their education and what would the circumstances be?
Yes, commoners who would be going to school at the telpochcalli if smart/skilled enough were able to train at the calmecac so they could be prepared for the advanced jobs
400
In Canada we use the scale of counting by tens what scale did the Aztecs use?
They used 20, they counted with their hands and toes
400
What's the difference between the Aztecs aspect of training the boys to be warriors and our Canadian worldview? (hint: think of military)
In Aztec society being in the military was mandatory (it was a conscription) and being a warrior was very honoured But in Canada its not a conscription, our citizens chose/volunteer on their own to serve in the army!
400
What did girls do when they reached the age of 12 ( they could do two things)
Cooking and volunteering in the temple
400
What did a child training to be a diplomat have to study?
law
400
Name two ways parents discipline their children
to inhale the smoke of chilli peppers in a fire, and have cactus spines pushed into their skin
500
What did an Aztec child training to be a general in the army need to study?
Astronomy/Astrology but he needed to be a very skilled warrior
500
What does the boys school telpuchcalli roughly translates to?
" The House of the Youth"
500
Where were girls taught?
At home
500
What did a child training to be a high government officials have to study?
music
500
What did priests and priestess's do in their job?(There are 4 but name 2)
Human Sacrifice, performing ceremonies, act as doctors and teach