Social 2 (Aztecs) Flashcards
(30 cards)
a channel used to move water
aqueduct
name given to the civilization created by a nomadic tribe
Aztec
a skilled craft worker
artisan
the Aztec School for noble
calmecac
units of organization
Calpolli
long man-made roads that connect the island to the mainland
causeways
floating islands built in the water around Tenochtitlan
chinampas
required by law
compulsory
pictures or symbols used in writings
glyphs
Royal representative
Viceroy
a sign of something going to happen
omen
a brilliantly coloured bird that lives in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America
quetzal
Aztec school for commoners
telpochcalli
where the Aztecs lived
Tenochtitlan
valuable gifts and taxes collected by the Aztecs from a conquered group or city
tribute
small areas often ruled by princes
principalities
men and women who traveled and taught their beliefs
missionaries
an area of jurisdiction for Islamic rulers
Caliphate
Christians take back Spain
Spanish Reconquista
system of state-run courts where non-Catholics were put on trial
Spanish Inquisition
the language the Aztecs spoke
Nahuatl
long rifle guns
musket
people of mixed race of Spanish and Aztec decent
Mestizo
a language spoken by the Maya people
Mayan
