Aztecs

Question 1

How did the location of the Aztecs provide security?

Answer 1

They had mountains surrounding them.

Question 2

Why was trade important for the Aztec empire?

Answer 2

It drove the economy, expanded their land, and gave them materials and tools.

Question 3

What was the role of the warrior?

Answer 3

They took prisoners for their sacrifices.

Question 4

How did the Aztecs end up in Tenochtitlan?

Answer 4

They saw an eagle on a cactus eating a snake.

Question 5

What is chinampa?

Answer 5

It is a floating garden. A small artificial island built on a fresh lake for agricultural purposes.

Question 6

How does the Aztec calendar work?

Answer 6

A ritual cycle of 260 days and a 365-day circle cycle.

Question 7

What was a tribute?

Answer 7

Warrior costumes, shields and tropical feathers.

Question 8

Who was Moctemzuma?

Answer 8

The ninth Aztec emperor.

Question 9

What were the roles of the emperor?

Answer 9

• He oversaw markets and temples

- Led the military

Question 10

What were signs of status with the Aztecs?

Answer 10

Hierarchy, religion, and expansion

Question 11

What was the educational system for the Aztecs

Answer 11

Boys between the ages of 10 and 20 were required to attend school. Lower-class boys attended feltocholli.

Question 12

Why were the merchants important to the expansion of the Aztecs empire.

Answer 12

It helped them sell goods and trade so the empire could grow.

Question 13

What was the main way to move up in Aztec society?

Answer 13

Through priesthood or military. Slaves who escaped and made it to the palace would be set free.

Question 14

Why were all boys expected to be warriors?

Answer 14

Aztecs had little army so they needed more.

Question 15

What are 3 roles women served in Aztec society?

Answer 15

Mothers, priests, merchants, weavers, midwives, healers, and housekeepers.

Question 16

What are some virtues of the ideal Aztec citizen?

Answer 16

Courage, clean living, self-sacrifice, obedience, and modesty.

Question 17

What is the Spanish inquisition?

Answer 17

It was a social institution to combat heresy in Spain that started in 1478 and ended in 1834. Heresy is a belief or action at odds with what is accepted

Question 18

Why did the Muslims begin to decline in Spain?

Answer 18

Increasing aggression and a series of campaigns from the Catholics

Question 19

What was Catholic Spain’s worldview after the reconquest?

Answer 19

After the Reconquista, Muslims and Jews who lived in Spain were forced to convert to Christianity or were expelled from the country.

Question 20

Why was gold a motivation for exploration?

Answer 20

People believed they could get rich quick

Question 21

Why was sending missionaries on explorations important?

Answer 21

So their empire could expand and grow due to new settlements and trade

Question 22

How were horses an advantage for the Spanish?

Answer 22

• Horses provided faster transportation and could pull heavy things.
• Men on horse’s back could charge through enemy forces taking down lots of men.

Question 23

What did the Aztecs think of the Spanish for the first time?

Answer 23

They were fascinated by light-skinned men and men on horses. The Spanish fired shots and further impressed them.

Question 24

What did the Spanish think of the Aztecs for the first time?

Answer 24

They hated them because they raided their settlements for people to sacrifice for their gods.

Question 25

Who was Malinche?

Answer 25

She was the duaghter of a aztec cacique cheif. She was a good translator for the Spanish to help them understand others like the Aztecs.

Question 26

Who are Mestizo’s?

Answer 26

An evenly mixed Indian and Hispanic ancestry person.

Question 27

What does the Spanish hierarchy look like?

Answer 27

Peninsular at the top, creoles, mestizos and muletas, enslaved Africans and Native Americans at the bottom.

Question 28

What does the Aztec hierarchy look like?

Answer 28

Emperor at the top, nobility and priests, merchants and artisans and soldiers, farmers and fishers and women and slaves at the bottom.