Aztec Society Vocabulary And Questions

Question 1

altepetl

Answer 1

It was kind of like a city sate in the Aztec era there were three main altepetl’s called Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, Tlacopan.

Question 2

calpulli

Answer 2

In the altepetl there was a capulli and it was like clan.

Question 3

Triple Alliance

Answer 3

An agreement or team of three states.

Question 4

pipiltin

Answer 4

The upper class consisting of nobles, high ranked priests, and warriors.

Question 5

emperor

Answer 5

A ruler with great power who rules a empire or a piece of land.

Question 6

huey tlatoani

Answer 6

huey tlatoani was the great speaker also known as the emperor.

Question 7

chief of Internal Affairs

Answer 7

He was the closest advisor to the emperor and was second in the command of the place.

Question 8

council of Wise Men

Answer 8

They elected the emperor and they could dismiss to if he made bad decisions.

Question 9

hereditary

Answer 9

A person who hold power based on inheritance.

Question 10

tlatoque

Answer 10

The one who ruled the major cities and towns within an empire.

Question 11

Tecutin

Answer 11

Ruled parts and areas smaller then the area’s the tlatoque controlled.

Question 12

the Eagle

Answer 12

The eagles were the highest ranked soldiers in Aztec society.

Question 13

Knights and the Jaguar Knights

Answer 13

They were the elite forces of the Aztec army.

Question 14

priests

Answer 14

They were important advisors to the emperor and they studied the religious calendar and performed human sacrifices.

Question 15

macehualtin

Answer 15

This was the middle class of the Aztec social status triangle.

Question 16

mayeques

Answer 16

This was the lower class of the Aztec social status triangle and consisted mostly of peasants.

Question 17

pochteca

Answer 17

They were the traders in Aztec culture and also spies who spied on other cities and they told everything to the emperor.

Question 18

oltecah

Answer 18

They made things by hand and traded those things they are known as artisans in English.

Question 19

tlacotin

Answer 19

They were the slaves of the Aztec’s nobody was born into this class as it was for people who did a crime or someone who could not pay debt. Slaves could own land and where able to be married.

Question 20

How did the structure of Aztec society tell us what was important to the Aztec people?

Answer 20

It told us that religion was a really important part of the Aztec’s life and in order for the sun to rise each day they had to do blood- letting and also had to do human sacrifices.

Question 21

Draw the Aztec social hierarchy. How was it different from the feudal hierarchy of Europe?

Answer 21

Aztec nobility: This consisted of the emperor, nobles, high ranked priests and warriors and also the chief of internal affairs.
Tlatoque and Tecutin: the tlatoque ruled major towns and cities and the Tecutin ruled smaller areas of what the Tlatoque controlled.
Commoners: This consisted of macehualtin and they were the middle class and the mayeques they were peasants of the society.
Tlacotin: they were the slaves of the Aztec society and nobody were ever born as one.

Question 22

How did the emperor become the emperor?

Answer 22

The emperor became a emperor by being elected by the council of wise men.

Question 23

Describe the responsibilities of the emperor.

Answer 23

The emperor commanded the army and was the head of it to. He could choose to sentence a criminal and he represented the god.

Question 24

How did a person move up in status?

Answer 24

If he was good in the army and made a big difference he could be bumped up in the Aztec social structure.