UNIT B: Aztec and Spanish Flashcards
Where did the Aztecs live?
They lived in Tenochtitlan which is in Northern Mexico.
What surrounded the Aztecs?
Mountains.
What were mountains like for the Aztecs?
Mountains were like walls to a fort they gave them safety and protection.
What was Tenochtitlan surrounded by?
Lots of water.
Why did the Aztecs sacrifice people?
Because it was deeply religious and they thought it was the only way to go to heaven, and the gods would die and get sick without blood.
Who was the tribal god of the Aztecs?
Huitzilopochtli
What were the two main classes of the Aztec social hierarchy?
Nobles and Commoners.
What was the role of the Aztec emperor?
The great speaker
Head of the state
Commander of the Army
Head priest
What was Aztec society divided into?
Units called calpoli.
What was Aztec education like?
It was highly valued and was free for everyone.
How was Aztec education for Commoners?
Recieved education verbally
Boys: trained to be in military
School called telpochcalli
Did not know how to read and write
What was education for nobles like?
Learnt about codices, their society
Learnt how to read and write
What makes a good Aztec citizen?
Self sacrifice, courage, obedience, modesty, and clean living.
What was the Reconquista?
Was when the Christians started moving south and took back their land from the Muslim empire.
How were the Christians planning on making a Christian Spain?
to kick out all Jews and Muslims unless they changed religions.
