Aztec Section 2 Flashcards
The Aztec Civilization started in
Mexico
What is toltec
A large Empire that ruled the people of Mexica and other people from year 800-1150
When Toltec Collapsed ________, The _______ were forced out of their homes
1150, Mexica
The name Aztec was made when
Mexica were forced out of their homeland, Aztlan
The aztec legend of how they found their capital city Tenochtitlán.
Copil tried to kill Huitzilopochtil ( god) but before he killed the god. Huitzilopochtil carved copil’s heart out and threw it into the lake. He told the Aztec to settle where Copil’s heart landed ( they will know when they see eagle eating a snake on top of a cactus).
Tenochititlan is located _____
in the SW portion of Lake Texcoco
Who was Itzcoatle
The 4th tlatoani ( emperor) of Aztec and came in power 1428
Itzcoatle formed the _________
Triple Alliance
Triple Alliance
Tenochitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan
The triple alliance fought to defeat the
Tepanec empire who had their capital in Northern side of Lake Texcoco to unite the two sides of the lake
Itzcoatle demanded ___ from conquered lands
Tribute
For annual tribute
2 warrior costumes and shields, 6 bins of maize, 2 bins of beans and 4 bins of herb
For a 6 month tribute
800 large white maintenance ( blankets)
Tribute
Gold and Enslaved ( only aztecs were given)
Believed that the current world was part of diary of ___ worlds ( ____) & each were destroyed before it was made again
4, suns
Aztec were _____
polythiestic
The chief god was
Huitzilopochtil
The feathered serpent
Quetzalcoatl
The sun god
Tanatiuh
Religous ceremonies were decided by
Aztec calendar- which had 2 sepertae calendars one with 365 days and one with 260 days.
_______ was used to sacrifice to the ___ god in belief that without the sacrifice_________
Human heart, sun, the sungould would not allow the sun to rise every day
Gave lands to
allies and friends.
The class system became so rigid the lowere class was not able to go into the palace by _____
1500s
Boys recieved training to be
warriors, fighting techniques, rituals, and the correct way to behave based on social class
Wealthy boys ( children of skilled warrior or rich merchants) learned
culture, medicine, engineering, important songs and dances and to bcome priests or government officials.
Girls learned
to weave, sew, cook, sing, dance and about the religion.
In early _______, the Aztec stretched from _________ to ___________
1500s, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico
Moctezuma Xocoyotl ( known as Montezuma) came to power in
1502
Montezuma was the
last ruler of the Aztecs and ruled 15 million ppl in 38 provinces
In _____, ___________ arrived to Aztec
1519, Hernan Cortes
Montezuma believed Cortes to be a god bc
of Cortes pale skin
However Montezuma used ___ to get rid of Cortes
Charms
Montezuma did/did not invite the Soanish to his palace
Did
