Aztecs Flashcards
How long have languages similar to Nahuatl existed in central mexico?
1400 years
What language did they speak?
Nahuatl
What was the name of one of the last Nahuatl speaking groups?
Mexica
How many basic vowels are there?
Four
What kind of language was Nahuatl
agglutinant language
What were the three different ways to represent the alphabet?
Pictograms (symbols)
Ideograms (idea behind the symbol)
Phonogram (represent a sound)
How did the aztecs count?
by 20s
What was the name of the island in the myth of Tenochtitlan?
Aztlan
Who was their main god?
Huitzilopochtli
Two things on the flag
Nopal (cactus) and aguila (eagle)
Who created men and plants?
Quetzalcoatle
Who created flowers, love, and fertility?
Xochipilli
Cosechas
crops
How many times was the world created and destroyed?
Four
Who formed the group of the highest power
Priests (los sacerdotes) and warriors (guerreros)