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Aztecs Flashcards

1
Q

What controlled most areas of Aztec life?

A

Religion/Huitzilopochtli

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2
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Most of the people in Spain practiced what religion?

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Catholicism

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3
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What is a solstice and why is it important to the Aztecs?

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When the sun is the greatest distance from the equator.

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4
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How many days made up the Aztec calendar?

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260

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5
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What are the three elements of worldview mentioned in this chapter?

A

Social Systems, Culture, Political and Economic systems.

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6
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Who got free education in Aztec society - boys or girls?

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Both

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7
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Which group of people did most of the labour in both Aztec and Spanish societies?

A

Commoners

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8
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What was the most valuable trade item for the Aztecs?

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Feathers, Jade, and Cocoa Beans

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9
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What city did the Aztecs believe was the center of the universe?

A

Tenochtitlan

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10
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Who were thought to be able to cure certain diseases in Aztec culture?

A

Witch doctors

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11
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Who were the Pipiltin people?

A

Nobel social class

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12
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What was an Altepetl?

A

A series of city-states

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13
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Besides temples, what were the other largest and fanciest buildings in both Aztec and Spanish societies?

A

Churches

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14
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What kind of social system did the Aztecs have?

A

Hierarchical

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15
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When the Aztecs were born into a clan, what did they have to do?

A

Stay in that clan their whole life.

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16
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Who had a feudal system of government, similar to the Aztecs?

A

The Spanish

17
Q

The Aztec emperor believed what needed to be connected?

A

Religion and politics

18
Q

One of the biggest differences between the Aztec and the Spanish was their attitude towards what?

A

Agriculture

19
Q

The Aztec emperor was elected by what?

A

A council

20
Q

Who used money to buy products?

A

The Spanish

21
Q

What did the Aztecs do to get products?

A

Bartered

22
Q

The Aztecs believed their place in the afterlife depended on what?

A

The god’s decision

23
Q

The Aztecs believed that the world would be destroyed if what happened?

A

The gods did not get enough blood.

24
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Those who didn’t accept the teachings of the church were considered to be what?

A

Disloyal to the Spanish monarchy.

Social Final Exam 2022 (5 decks)

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