Daily Life
The Aztecs had arranged marriages. What was the name of the people who arranged them?
Matchmakers
Ruler of a Maya city-state is:
The Maya believed there were 9 levels of
the underworld
Aztecs believe in multiple gods which is called:
polytheistic
Material first used to make people by the Mayans
Mud
regular people in the Maya civilization are called:
commoners
These people were thought to talk to the gods
priests
The most important offering given to the gods by the Mayans was:
blood
What did the Aztecs believe about the afterlife?
layers of the heavens and the underworlds
The Mayans ate this the most
corn
Which Aztec social class was allowed to wear feathers?
Nobles / Piplitin
Most common Aztec weapon:
A spear
Priests performed ceremonies at the top of these
temples
Mictlantecuhtli was the god of this:
(sun, harvest, underworld?)
underworld
Aztecs cut their ___________ or __________ to offer their blood to the gods.
ears or legs
How many different Mayan languages are there?
5, 15, or 20?
20 languages are still spoken today.
What did Mayas do to humiliate criminals?
cut their hair so everyone knows they broke the law
The Maya believed events like droughts or serious storms meant the gods were
angry or mad
Ometeotl was thought to rule over this
(stars, heavens, universe)
universe
The Maya believed people who were sacrificed went straight to this place
paradise
Who wore loincloth?
Aztec Men
The deadliest Aztec warriors were called The:
Shorn Ones
How many layers of the heavens according to the Aztecs?
13
Coatlicue was the Aztec goddess of this
(love, agriculture, sun?)
agriculture
The two calendars shared the same first day every 52 years. The Aztecs held the New __________ Ceremony on this day to ensure the world would continue.
Fire