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CJV Aztec History
Meso American
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the capital and population of the capital of the Aztecs? | Tenochtitlan 200,000 |
| What is the language that the Aztecs spoke? | Nahuatl |
| What did the Aztecs call themselves? | Mexica or Tenochca |
| Where were the Aztecs located? | Northern Mexico, Mexico City |
| Did the Aztecs have an alphabet? | No |
| What were the three Empire Cities? | Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlatelolco |
| What could tribute have been? | People, animals, food |
| What are the four different classes of people in a calpolli? | Noble, commoners, serfs, slaves |
| Who was Hernando Cortes? | He concluded the Aztecs |
| How many cities paid tribute to the Empire? | 489 |
| Calpolli | Tribe (20 clans) |
| Tribute | Like a tax |
| Hereditary | Someone from the family took over |
| What happened when you turned thirteen? | School |
| How did the Aztecs bathe? | Steam bath on hot stones, then jump in the freezing river |
| What were the houses made of? | Adobe brick, and the roofs were thatched |
| Was wood furniture rare or common? When? | Rare because they only had stone tools, and it was hard to get wood |
| Who picked who you married? | Your parents |
| What was the school called, and what would boys/girls learn there? | Tepuchalli, boys learned warfare, girls learned dancing and singing |
| What was the priest school called, and who was it from? | Calmacac, and only for smart kids |
| What would the men and women wear? | Men: loincloth, cloaks Women: blouse and skirts |
| What were the clothes made out of? | Wealthy-cotton Poor-maguey plant |
| What food did they eat? | Potatoes, peppers, squash, fresh meat, corn |
| What dessert food did they have? | Chocolate and gum |
| What was different about their chores and ours? | They were expected to participate in all of the work |
| The cacao bean was used for chocolate and what else? | Money |
| What was a big part of Aztec life that we wouldn't even consider today? | Sacrifice |
| Why did they worship gods? | For good luck, and to repel harm |
| What was the sacrifice of blood supposed to give the gods? | Power and strength |
| What did you do to become a jaguar knight? | Kill, and skin a jaguar in a loincloth with a small knife |
| How do you become an eagle knight? | Free climb a mountain, and get an eagle's feather, or live chick, or an unbroken egg safely down from the Eagles nest |
| Who were the order of arrows? | Uninportant archers |
| What was tlatchti? | A game with a solid rubber ball that you have to get the ball through the hoop |
| who was Taloc? | the god of rain and farmers |
| Who was Chalchihiutlicue? | moon goddess found pregnant and was executed by her brother |
| Who was Teccaatlopoca? | sun god most powerful |
| Who was Quetzalcoatl? | learning priesthood arts and crafts |
| Who was Huitziliopochtli? | sun god of war chief god fought Quetzalcoatl |
| What happened every month? | a festival with singing, dancing, sacrifices, |
| There was a god for every... | day, month, year, job, time of day |
| Fighting was done by _______ and was considered a ______ ______ | all men religious duty |
| The Aztec's taking captive war was what type of war? | flower war |
| Taking captives gave you what? | social status land political power |
| What weapons did the Aztecs have? | swords, clubs, javelins, slings, bows and arrows, atlatl-dart thrower, |
| What did the Aztecs use as armor? | padded cotton |
| Were the battles short or long? Why? | short because they had little supplies |
| How do you lose battles? | the people who retreat first lose. |
| The Aztec fought with _____ __ _____ combat | hand to hand |
| The _____ was the basis of of all Aztec Society | clan |
| What is the book of fate? | the priests check in the book of fate for a lucky or an unlucky birth date |
| What did they give baby boys? | weapons |
| What did the give baby girls? | musical instruments or weaving tools |
| A clan was made of your family and ________ ________. | extended family |
| What sometimes happened to the losers in tlatchti? | sacrificed |
| How was the basket in Tlatchti decorated? | It was decorated with a snake |
| How high was the basket in Tlatchti? | 35ft |
| What was a popular Aztec board game? | patolli |
| What did the Aztecs use as dice? | beans with painted dots |
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