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Spanish Aztecs Flashcards

1
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What is an aqueduct?

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An expansive system that supplied water for irrigation and bathing. Made of two toughs of stone that allowed water to be switched back and forth between the pipes for maintenance.

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What were the artisans?

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Known as the tolteca. They and craftsmen were held in high regard.

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What was the astrology in the aztec?

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The stars and constellations defined a persons character. Astrology was linked witha rieligious significance and strong code of behavior.

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What is a atlatl

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Ceremonial wooden spear thrower

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What is calmecac

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an Aztec school that prepared the son of nobles in the duties of preists and cheifs

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whats calpolli

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unita of organization is ztec society

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Whats a chinampa

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A floating garden built on freshwater for agricultrial purposes

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Whats codex

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Aztec books made of deerskin or paper made from treebark or cactus fibre that contained images only

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whats conquistador

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A word that the spanish used to describe the leader of an expedition to colonize other lands

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10
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What was the empire in the aztec

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The triple alliance

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Whats an epidemic

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A disease that spreads rapidly and affectsmany indivisuals at the same time

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What is expansionism

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territorial or economic expansion

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Whats huitzilopochtli

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The god of sun, war and sacrifice

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Whats imperialism

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Policy of extending a countrys power and influence throug diplomacy or military force

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Whats a pictograph

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a pictoral symbol for a word of phrase

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whats Reconquista

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the christian reconquest of spain from the muslims

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17
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What were the pochteca

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proffesional long distance travelling merchants

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18
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whats quatzalcoatl

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The god of knowledge

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Whats a tribute

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Money and goods demanded on an ongoing basis

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20
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What does polytheistic mean

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Belief in or worship of more than one god

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21
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Whos tlaloc

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The god of rain- agriculture and firtility

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22
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what was the god of destiny and fortune?

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Tezcatlipoca

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23
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What did the huitzilopochtli god do

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Told the spanish where to establish their capital city

24
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What was tenochtitlan

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The aztecs capital city

25
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what was the tlaloc god associated with

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weather events like storms, snow, floods, lightning, etc.

26
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what did the aztecs beleive the tezcatlipoca god did

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him along with huitzilopochtli created the world

27
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who is Tezcatlipoca

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the god of night, rival and magic

28
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who created the aztec calendar

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Quetzalcoatl god

29
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what were some examples of land midifications for the aztecs

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Chinampas, caueways, dikes, etc.

30
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From top to bottom what was the aztec social class?

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Emperor, presits/nobles, (pipiltin), Soldiers/merchants/artisans(commoners), women/farmer/fishers, peasants slaves

31
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What was the aztec geography like

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Located in the valley of mexico between mountains and surounded by lakes.

32
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What were some examples of aztec laws

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Laws aainst stealing, murder, drunkeness, property damage, etc.

33
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Who determine guilt

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A system of courts and judges determined guilt and punishments

34
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Who went to aztec school

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all children were required by law to attend school

35
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When kids were young they were taught by their parents until they were old enough to attend school true or false

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true

36
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When did kids start school

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In their teens

37
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Boys and girls and all social classes went to the same school true or false

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false

38
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What were some factors in the rise of the aztec empire

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war, trade and tribute

39
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What was the triple alliance

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A lose alliance between three cities: Tenichtitlan, texcoco and tlacopan

40
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what did the triple alliance do

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It created political legitimacy, fostered social and politic interactions

41
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What was the aztecs economy base off of

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agricultre and trade

42
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what did the aztecs trade

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knifes, tools, cloth, fur, food, pots crafting materials and clothing

43
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What would would happen if an aztec child bisbehaved

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they would get a severe and painful punishment

44
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What skills were girls vs boys taught

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the girls were taught to home jobs such as cooking and making clothes and weaving where the boys learned how to fish, farm, hunt and fight

45
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How did chres work for aztec kids

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each year as they got older, they would have to do more and more tasks

46
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What were some punishments for a bisbehaving aztec kid

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beatings, disinheritance or death

47
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What happened when a child was born

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they would be bathed, named based of the calendar, passed over fire, get its horoscope read, presenting the child to the gods and draw some of the childs blood

48
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As children got older they would be stretched so they could grow taller true or false

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true

49
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What was the origin of the aztec people

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They migrated from their homeland called aztlan

50
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What was the aztec political system

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The aztec empire was made of up city states. Each was rules by a leader and a judge and an administrator.

51
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what kinds of government did the aztec have

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hierarchical(top to bottom)

52
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What was the emperor called

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Tlatoani

53
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What were nobles called

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Techtli

54
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What were commoners called( nobles, preists and merchants)

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Piplitin and pochteca(merchants)

55
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What were peasants and slaves called?

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Macehualtin

56
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What was the Aztec social structure

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Strict but movement was allowed with rules

57
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The Aztec empire was heiarchical true or false

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True

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