Aztec Test Preperation: Febuary 18, 2020

Question 1

How can society promote good citizenship

Answer 1

In Aztec society a good citizen shows courage, modesty, being clean, doing self sacrifice, and obedience. This is how people can be promoted in Aztec society.

Question 2

What were the Aztec society focused on producing

Answer 2

They were focused on producing citizens that can contribute to society.

Question 3

Explain 5 virtues of Aztec citizens

Answer 3

Courage- expected to show when facing hardships
self sacrifice- blood letting to have faith and worship\
gods.
modesty-not even great warriors were to boast about acheivments
clean-needed to stay healthy
obedience- need to obey or else would be punished.

Question 4

How did the legal system maintain order in society

Answer 4

It was to be followed and could be changed when council and noblemen changed decision but was responsibility for Aztec citizens to follow

Question 5

What were punishments for lawbreakers

Answer 5

Serious crime-Death

less serious-sentenced to slavery

Question 6

explain two slave laws

Answer 6

• If slave gets killed by noble, noble get executed

- If slave ran from being sold in market and went to emperors palace which was 1 and a half away, they will be free.

Question 7

define codex

Answer 7

pictorical history book that informs about history.

Question 8

define calmecacs

Answer 8

school for nobles

Question 9

define techlopotchili

Answer 9

school for commenors

Question 10

How did the Aztec society social structure and it education system related

Answer 10

Nobles and commenors had different schools and they were also different in social class.

Question 11

what did noble children learn in school

Answer 11

They learned how to read and write and do religious rituals

Question 12

how was education different for commenrs and nobles.

Answer 12

The commenors learned by spoken word at school and were also taught to do physical labour more. The nobles however learned how to read and write and do religious rituals.

Question 13

describe the education that women and girls got in the Aztec society.

Answer 13

the women were allowed to go to school from and early age. they learned more home chores, priestess and medical work in school.

Question 14

what did children lean through Aztec education

Answer 14

• religion
• writing
• military
• music

Question 15

The commenors school were taught seperatly. What did the boys learn and what did the girls learn.

Answer 15

boys-military and physical work

girls-medical and priestess work.

Question 16

define cacoa beans and their use.

Answer 16

Cacoa beans are the basis of chocolate, and they are used in Aztec culture in several way. They are used to make a drink that the Aztec drink, used for tribute and it is also the currency of Aztec.

Question 17

What were the items that the Aztecs wanted but could not grow on your own.

Answer 17

They could not get or grow avacadoes, papayas and cacoa. They also wanted gold and silver, but did not have it. They needed to get it by trade.

Question 18

define cottage industries

Answer 18

had to supply goods to citizens

Question 19

who had to pay tribute.

Answer 19

concors society.

Question 20

What were some of the items used in tribute

Answer 20

tribute can be form of food, cocao beans lumber and cotton. One of the most luxury one is the featherwork.

Question 21

who are the pochteca.

Answer 21

long distance merchants that organize caravans of porters around the empire.

Question 22

Why did the Aztecs choose to make their home where they did?

Answer 22

Because of the orders of the sun god. The Aztecs beilieved that they needed to make a home and settle there when you find a eagle eating a snake on top of a cactus. They did not find this landmark after 200 years in tenochititlan.