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Aztec Unit - Darden
Aztec Unit - Darden
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Small plot of land reclaimed from the mud of the lake. | Chinampas |
| Calmecac | school for priests |
| Telpochcalli | clan's boarding school for training warriors |
| Agave or Maguey | type of cactus used for cloth, thatching for huts and to make alcoholic drink |
| astrologer | priest who studied stars and how their movement affected their life on earth |
| cochineal | red dye produced from crushing thousands of tiny red insects |
| Glyphs | tiny pictures used for writing instead of words |
| incense | subtance burnt at religious ceremonies to produce exotic fragrances |
| jade | semi-precious stone, green in color. Only nobles were allowed to wear it. |
| quetzal | a bird of the pheasant family. Only kings and nobles were allowed to wear its feathers. |
| A vegetable rather like a pumpkin grown by the Aztecs. | Squash |
| Tribute | goods and wealth paid to Aztecs by smaller neighboring tribes. |
| Tortilla | flat pancake made from maize and baked on a flat griddle |
| War of Flowers | war arranged between neighboring tribe allowing each side to take prisoners for sacrifice to the gods |
| a volcanic glass used to make spearheads and blades | Obsidian |
| The main _____________ was the center of life. | square |
| The ________ settled empire business with his council of four chiefs. | King |
| The ___________________ presided over High Court of Justice and attended everyday city affairs. | The Snake Woman |
| In AD1000 the ____________ Empire in the valley of Mexico was destroyed. | Toltec |
| The Aztecs settled on the small island in _________, the only free land left. | Lake Texcoco |
| Name the Aztec capitol. | Tenochtilan |
| T/F - The only to join nobility was by bravery in war. | True |
| T/F - The Snake Woman's responsibilities included foreign affairs and war. | False (these are the King's duties) |
| T/F - All the land was owned by the clan and was given to women when they became priests. | False |
| T/F - The market was disorganized and poorly laid out. | False |
| Fattened ____________ were sold as a delicacy. | puppies |
| T/F - Money was used to buy and sell goods. | False |
| The noble's palace was built of whitewashed stone and with over _________ rooms. | 100 rooms |
| T/F - Palaces had doors. | False |
| ____________ was ground into flour and boiled into porridge. | Maize |
| _______________ people enjoyed turtles and crabss imported from the coast. | Rich people |
| _____________ was precious, as it all had to be reclaimed from the lake. | Land |
| Crops included: beans, sage, amaranth, tomatoes, ___________ and squash. | peppers |
| What age did girls marry? | about 16 |
| What age did boys marry? | at age 20 |
| A wife could work as a midwife, ___________ or a healer | a matchmaker |
| _______________ were a way of showing a person's rank. | Clothes |
| Very strict ________________ determined who could wear what. | laws |
| ___________ and basketball come from the ancient American game of tlachtli. | Netball |
| Name the god of gambling. | Five Flower |
| What color paint did priests use on their bodies? | black |
| Name the god of priests. | Quetzalcoatl |
| Priests could work as the palace scribe, __________ or a soothsayer. | a doctor |
| Who could read the sacred calendar? | Only priests |
| T/F - No one dared to name a child, go on a journey or start a new piece of work without consulting the king. | False |
| T/F - Aztec calendar was used to foretell the future. | True |
| T/F - Aztecs believed that there were lucky and unlucky days. | True |
| Aztecs believed the gods sacrificed themselves to create the ________________. | sun |
| T/F - All Aztec festivals were gruesome. | False |
| Name the most important Aztec festival. | New Fire Ceremony |
| Name the god of rain. | Tlaloc |
| Serpent heads and eagle __________ were carved around stone walls. | warriors |
| All roads lead to the great temple of __________________. | Blue Hummingbird |
| _________________ was a family business. | Feather-working |
| What color are the feathers of the quetzal bird? | green |
| Goldsmiths used what method to create round objects? | lost wax method |
| How were lazy boys punished? | By the use of thorns |
| The best warriors joined ______________. | eagle and jaguar warriors |
| Tied up his hair and had successfully captured 3 enemies | "Master of Cuts" |
| The king found merchants very useful as ______. | spies |
| _____________ were in the form of taxation and detailed lists were drawn up showing exactly what goods each town should pay the Aztec state. | Tributes |
| _________________ was the last king of the Aztecs. | Montezuma II |
| _______________ was a "Master of Cuts" by age 18 and a qualified priest. | Montezuma II |
| Montezuma II tried to live like the ________ kings and this displeased his people. | Toltec |
| The Spanish explorer Hernan Cortes landed at ______________ in 1519. | Vera Cruz |
| T/F - The Spaniards believed Montezuma was their god and dare not fight him. | False |
| How many men defeated the Aztec Empire? | 600 |
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