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Aztec Civilization
social studies 150 unit 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what was included in Aztec cities? | huge pyramids, large apartment houses, and highly decorated palaces. |
| What occupation did the first Aztecs have and where were they from? | farmers from northern Mexico |
| what kind of government did the Aztecs have? | monarchy |
| what did they call their ruler? | the Huey Tlatoani. |
| when an emperor died, ho chose the new emperor? | a group of high ranking nobles. |
| what did they call the second in command? | The Cihuacoatl |
| what was the duty of the Cihuacoatl? | running the government on a day to day basis. |
| what was the Council of Four? | powerful men and generals of the army who were first in line to become the next emperor. |
| what topics did some of the Aztecs laws deal with? | stealing, murder, drunkenness, and property damage. |
| what is the one time forgiveness law? | a citizen could confess a crime to a priest and they would be forgiven. |
| what were two restrictions under the one time forgiveness law? | it only worked if they confessed the crime prior to being caught. It also could only be used once. |
| name three punishments for breaking a law | death, having your head shaved, and being sold into slavery. |
| what was the basic unit of Aztec society? | the family |
| what is a calpulli and how did it work? | a larger group that families belonged to. The calpulli owned land and most families in a calpulli were related. |
| what are Altepetls? | city-state s that included a large city and its surrounding areas. |
| what was the capital of the Aztec empire? | Tenochtitlan |
| Tecuhtli | the rulers of the other city-states. |
| Pipiltin | the noble class. |
| ochteca | Aztec merchants |
| Macehualtin | the common people in Aztec society |
| slaves | Aztec people became slaves by selling themselves into slavery to pay for debts or as punishment for crimes |
| how were slaves treated? | They were not to be mistreated by their owners, they could buy their freedom, and they could not be sold by their masters unless they agreed. |
| Aztec religion | polytheistic : they worshiped many gods |
| what was one of the most important aspects of Aztec religion | the sun |
| who was Huitzilopochtli? | the most important God to the Aztecs. He was the god of war, the sun, and sacrifice. He was also the patron god of the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan. |
| Who would the Aztecs sacrfice to appease the gods? | The Aztecs often went to war in order to take captives that they could use in their sacrifices. |
| Why would the Aztecs partake in human sacrifices? | The Aztecs believed that the sun needed the blood of human sacrifice in order to rise each day. |
| who would attend school? | Everyone, boys and girls, rich and poor, were required by law to attend school. |
| what was the tonalpohualli calendar used for? | tracking religious ceremonies and festivals |
| what was the xiuhpohualli calendar used for? | tracking time |
| what was the significance of steam baths? | Aztecs thought that by sweating, the poisons making the person sick would leave their body. |
| what was the Chinampa and what was its purpose? | an artificial island that the Aztecs built up in the lake. The Aztecs used these manmade islands to plant crops |
| who arranged marriages? | Matchmakers |
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