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The Aztecs Flashcards

1
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How long did their civilization lasted for?

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Their civilization laster for about AD 1250 - 1521

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Do we know anything about how the Aztecs lived?

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We know that the Aztecs lived from ruins of buildings,pottery and jewellery.

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Who were the first people to have writings to see the Aztecs?

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The First Europeans had writings for the Aztecs people.

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Who were the Aztecs?

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The Aztecs were a race of people who lived in Mexico.

They were very clever and religious.

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Most Aztecs people were what?

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Most Aztecs people were farmers

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What did the Aztecs farmer not have?

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They did not have horses,ploughs and wheels but they still grew plenty of food to eat.

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What is an irrigation?

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An irrigation is a proccess to bring water for crops.

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What did they build in lakes to grow food on?

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The were building floating gardens in lakes for foods to grow on.

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What did they sleep on?

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They slept on rush mats?

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Name two foods that the Aztecs needed?

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They needed a food crop called ‘Maize’( a tall kind of corn with large seeds) and turkey

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The Aztecs Empire were ruled by a what?

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They were ruled by a king.

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Who were the next important people and the lowest from the Aztec society?

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The next important people were the city rulers,war leaders and nobles and the lowest was the slaves.

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What did the ordinary people wear?

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The ordinary people wore simple clothes made of cotton,cloth made from cactus plant.

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What did the rich people wear?

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The rich people wore jewelleries and colourful costumes and this showed us how powerful they were.

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What did the Aztecs priests wear?

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They wore large headdresses made from feathers.

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Describe the people’s houses?

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Rich people
Their house were made of stone or brick.

Farmers
They lived in mud brick houses.

17
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What was the game ‘Ullamaliztli’?

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This game was played with rubber ball.

The name of the game comes from the word ‘Ulli’ meaning rubber.

18
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What did the Aztecs really believed in?

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The Aztecs believed in many powerful Gods.

19
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What did they offer their Gods that meant sacrificing people.

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They offered human blood to their Gods.

20
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What was their calendar displayed on?

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Their calendar was displayed on a circular stone.

21
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Who used the calendar to find the luckiest days for such things as when to build houses,plant crops and go into battle.

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The Aztec priests used this calendar.

22
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What big festival took place every 52 years?

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A big festival called ‘New Fire Ceremony’ took place every 52 years.

23
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What did the Aztecs draw and carved images of?

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They drew and carved images of their Gods.

24
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What was their writing symbol called?

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It was called ‘Hieroglyphics’.

25
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Name some Aztec Gods?

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Huitzilopochtli
God of war and God of sun

Tlaloc
Aztec rain God.He also controlled storms,thunder and lightning.He was important to the Aztec farmers.

Quetzalcoatl
Represented arts,crafts and knowledge.He was important to the Aztec priests.

26
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What is are codices/codex?

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They’re books that folded like a fan and they had picture like masks,calendars and ceremonies.

27
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When did the explorers arrive into the gulf of Mexico.

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They arrived at 1519.

28
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Who was the leader of the conquistadors.

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Hernán Cortes was the leader of the conquistadors.

29
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What did the conquistadors had?

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They had horses,dogs and cannons.

30
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What did the Aztecs give to Cortes.

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They gave him gifts and welcomed them because they thought that they were Gods.

31
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What was their mission?

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Their mission was to conquer lands,gold to take and people to convert to the Catholic religion.

32
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In 1520,what did the Aztecs do to the conquistadors?

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The Aztecs kicked them out of their place.

33
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After the long battle,what happened next?

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The Aztec people were mad at their leader,Montezuma II,and they decided to kill him.He was the last ever Aztec leader.

34
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The conquistadors returned in when?

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They returned in 1521 and invited local tribes that were enemies of the Aztecs to join them.

35
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After the long battle,what happened to their capital city?

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Their capital city,Tenochtitlan, was destroyed.

36
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Who rebuilt the city and what was it called?

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The Spanish rebuilt the city and they called it ‘Mexico City’.

37
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How many people are descended from the Aztec people in Mexico?

A

Approximately, one million people.

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