Aztecs 2

Question 1

Omen

Answer 1

Sign something is going to happen

Question 2

Ocelot

Answer 2

Nocturnal animal with greyish yellow coat & black spots

Question 3

Conscription

Answer 3

Mandatory military service

Question 4

Glyphs

Answer 4

Pictures & symbols in writing

Question 5

Retributive Justice

Answer 5

Dealing with a law breaker by requiring offender to repair harm done

Question 6

Upward Mobility

Answer 6

Moving from one social class to another

Question 7

Hierarchal Pyramid

Answer 7

1. Emperor
2. Priests & Nobles
3. Merchants, Artisans, Soldiers
4. Farmers, Fishers, Women
5. Slaves
   -Born into class that determined life
   -Move up ranks by own effort, in war (capture 4 enemies for higher social rank)
   -Paying taxes was important to citizenship
   -Clothing, jewelry, & house showed status

Question 8

Emperor (Huey Tlatoani / great speaker)

Answer 8

-Top of hierarchy, commander of army, & head of state
-Respect shown by obeying him & giving luxury & privilege

Question 9

Capolli Council

Answer 9

Capolli- community groups based on neighbourhood, occupation, or genealogy
-Assigned land & houses, collected taxes
-Kept neighbourhoods clean, washed streets, painted & scrubbed buildings

Question 10

Merchants

Answer 10

-Travelled far to bring back prized goods, had knowledge on geography & foreign cities, & acted as spies
-Sold goods in Tenolhtitlan markets and paid taxes with profits

Question 10

Artisans

Answer 10

-Demand for fashionable clothing & art was high
-Skilled crafts people (mask makers, goldsmiths, & feather workers)

Question 10

Farmers

Answer 10

-Hunters & fishers
-Crops were responsible for feeding all (increased income by selling stuff in markets)
-Gave share of crops as taxes & hours of labour for state projects

Question 10

Education

Answer 10

Nobles(calmecac)- studied codices on history & social structures, learned to read & write glyphs, centred religion, schools connected to temples/in neighbourhood
Commoner(telpochcalli)- education done verbally & memorized, focused on history, religion, musical skills & citizen responsibilities, included physical labour & learning trades

Question 11

Military Training

Answer 11

-Males, once training completed became soldiers servants & observed army
-Became warriors/had role in battle at 15
-Eagle & jaguar were highest military rank

Question 11

Women

Answer 11

-Educated no matter rank
-Married & lived with husbands by 16 (educated own children)
-Became healers, priestesses, midwives, matchmakers (couldn’t hold office positions)

Question 12

Law & Lawmaking

Answer 12

-Society was governed by code of laws (nobles were judged more harshly if not obeying laws)
-Harsh punishments because there were no prisons
-Laws governed by court system (emperor was highest judge)

Question 13

Legal System

Answer 13

-Low & high court (appeal to high if didn’t like low court verdict)
-Judges based verdict on evidence & handed down sentence
Lesser Crimes = fined or slavery
Serious Crimes = often death