Class Structure
Family Life
Religion
Aztec Warfare
Lasting Achievements
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What are the 3 main Aztec classes?
The nobles, intermediate, commoners.
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Typically at what age did males and females get married?
Males: mid 20's Females: mid teens
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How many tries did it take the gods to create the world?
It took them 5 tries.
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What was war to the Aztecs?
War was a sacred duty.
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What were two lasting achievements of the Aztecs?
One was the use of popcorn for an ornament and another was the use of chocolate in a hot chocolate drink.
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What are examples of jobs of the commoners?
Some jobs were farming, fishing, landowning, and soldiers.
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Why were wedding days chosen?
For similar religious regions.
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After the world was recreated, what destroyed it again?
It was destroyed again by wind and two floods.
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When would intense training to become a war normally start?
Around the age of 15.
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What was the Aztec art called?
It was called toltecat.
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What are some examples of the intermediate jobs?
Some were merchants and artisans.
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What would a man's primary wife go through?
They would go through all the ceremony with him.
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How many layers were the heavens and underworld divided into?
The heavens were divided into 13 layers and the underworld was divided into 9 layers.
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What kind of warriors were the Aztecs?
The Aztecs were fearsome warriors.
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What did the hot chocolate drink mean?
It meant bitter water.
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Who and what supported the emperors and priests?
They were supported by the military and religious beliefs?
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How many wives did rich men normally have?
Rich men normally had more than one wive.
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How were the Aztecs buried?
Buried in a squatting position with items to help them through their underworld journey.
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What was an Aztec attack plan?
One of their attack plans was to kill everyone in the enemy village then take the warriors of that village prisoner to be used as slaves or human sacrifices.
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How many years after the stone calendar was lost was it found?
It was found 300 years later.
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Who were slaves?
Prisoners of war.
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How many wives would poor men normally have?
1.
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What did the Aztecs believe in after death?
They believed in recarnation.
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What did the Aztecs use the captured warriors for?
They used them as slaves or human sacrifices.
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How did the Aztecs find the stone calendar after it was lost?
They were doing construction and it was rediscovered.