HSS8, Aztecs 2

two main classes in aztec hierarchy

nobles and commoners

movement in the heirarchy

people were born into positions, but you could work your way up

aztec heirarchy

ahaw, council, nobles, merchants n artisans, farmers, slaves

the emperor/great speaker

came from nobles, treated like a god, was a skilled warrior

the role of emperor was

not hereditary

noble class make up what percent of the population

10-15

who held most of the political power and wealth

the nobles

noblemen worked as

priests, scribes, government officials, teachers

family clans were called

calpolli

calpolli that were based on the type of work people did are similar to

european guilds

calpolli elected

a captain and a council

calpolli were determined either by

family or work

calpolli had the responsibility of

keeping the land that they owned clean, assigning land and houses to residents

aztecs were not born slaves even if

their parents were slaves

slaves could buy

their freedom

women were not allowed to be

warriors

commoner children would become

warriors

noble children were

taught to be priests, had higher standards and harsher punishments

calmecac

school for nobleste

telpochcalli

school for commoners

all aztec women

went to school

aztec citizenship focused on

producing citezens who would contribute to the society

the ideal aztec citezen follows the ideals of

courage, self sacrifice, modesty, clean living, and obidience

rights were protected by

a series of written laws

legal system was a powerful tools for

maintaining order in their society

who had to obey the laws?

everyone

aztec judges based their decisions on the

evidence that was presented to them

did the aztecs have prisons?

no

punishment for serious crimes was

death

punishment for lesser crimes was

slavery