Vocabulary
What was the capital city of the Aztecs?
Tenochtitlán
What did the legal system do for Aztec society?
maintained order
What were the 2 types of school?
Calmecac for Nobles
Telpochcalli for Commoners
What are the ranks of the Aztec society from most important person to least important person?
Emperor
Nobles & Priests
Merchants, Artisans, Soldiers
Farmers, Fishers, Women
Slaves
Anyone could wear garments with feathers?
False
Only members of the nobility were allowed to wear garments of feathers.
Who was the Emperor of the Aztecs who held the title of Great Speaker?
Moctezuma
How were "nobles" treated differently compared to others?
nobles were expected to set a
good example for everyone else,
the law judged them more harshly.
Who were the children taught by throughout their education?
parents
priests
What did slaves do for Aztec society?
performed much of the necessary work.
The Aztecs had a strong belief in fate?
True
—that life was destined to follow a certain path.
What are the pictures or symbols used in writing called?
Glyphs
What were the punishments for serious crimes?
death
How did their school system create inequality?
There were separate schools for the children of the nobility and those of the commoners.
Additionally, there were also separate schools for boys and girls.
What were the 3 most common ways of indicating your position in society?
1. Clothing
2. Jewelry
3. Size & Location of your House
The Emperor was carried through the streets on a screened platform draped with ocelot skins.
True
The servants carried the Emperor through the streets on a screened platform draped with ocelot skins.
What is the Aztec society organized into unit's called?
Calpolli
How were the rights of slaves protected?
If a noble beat a slave so severely that the slave died, the noble could be executed.
What did Aztec education prepare boys for?
All boys trained as warriors to defend the
Aztec state.
How could someone move out of their social class?
Achieving success on the battlefield.
A warrior who took four enemies prisoner immediately became eligible for membership in a higher social status.
The Aztecs firmly believed that the group—their society—was much more important than the individuals within it.
True
Every Aztec was prepared to sacrifice his or her own life for the good of the group
What is the name for the belief in multiple gods?
Polytheism
How could slaves gain their freedom?
If slaves could escape and run to the emperor’s
palace—a distance of about 1.5 km —they would immediately win their freedom.
What were girls taught in school?
Cooking, sewing, weaving, and childcare.
Religion, Dance, and singing.
The main attention was paid on educating girls in disciplines that would make them better mothers and wives.
What did the Aztec society focused on?
Producing citizens who would contribute to the community.
Lessons in good citizenship were part of Aztec children’s education.
The main weapon for the Aztec soldier was a gun.
False
The main weapon was a war club made from a heavy wood like mahogany and edged with blades of obsidian.