Social 8 Aztecs

Huitzilopotli

Who was the Aztecs main god?

An eagle on a cactus with a snake in its talons

What did Huitilopotchtli tell the Aztecs to look for?

Northern Mexico

Where did the Aztecs live? (North, south east west)

150 years

How long did the Aztecs travel for when they were looking for their home?

1325

What year did the Aztecs arrive in Mexico?

A swampy island in the middle of a lake

Where was the only place thenAztecs could find their home?

They were considered to be religious areas

What did the Aztecs like so much about mountains?

Protection from invaders and bad weather,

What was some of positives of living in a place surrounded by mountains?

Floods, caused a lack of rain

What was some problems of being surrounded by mountains?

Aqueducts

What technology did they build to over come the problem of droughts and not getting enough water to the city?

Dams

What technology did they build to overcome the problem of floods?

Bridges the Aztecs built to connect their little island to the surrounding tribes

What is a causeway?

A floating island the Aztecs built around their island to give them more fertile land that was good for planting

What is a chinampa?

An earthy dam

What is a dike?

Artifacts

"objects from the past"

Their God Huitilopotchtli told them to look for an eagle on a cat us and they searched until they did

What belief led the Aztecs to build their home in Tenochtitlan?

Aztecs, Controlled

_______________ believed that the gods _______________ every bit of their life

F, codices used pictures, The Aztecs had no written language

T or F, the Aztecs had a written language in the form of codices

Sacred , solar

What were the Aztecs two kinds of calendars?

Because they believed to keep their gods healthy they needed to be fed blood

Why did the Aztecs believe it was necessary to have human sacrifice?

New fire

What was the ceremony about the sun called?

The centre of the city

Where was the Great temple located

Warrior
Trader

What 2 aspects about themselves were the Aztecs very proud of?

To get foreign goods and goods

Why did the Aztecs trade if they were such good farmers?

The practice of charging another group taxes

Tribute

Codice

An Aztec book that recorded events an information

Calender about the universe

Solar Calender

Calender about the gods

Sacred Calender

Their clothing

What gave a clear idea of what position an Aztec citizen is in?

Groups made up of people from the same family or occupation

What was a calpolli

To create loyal citizens

What was the main goal of Aztec education

Work, Aztec

Slaves had their chance to __________ their way out of slavery so some considered __________ slavery was not as bad as other cultures

By achieving great success on the battlefield, by capturing many sacrificial victims

What was one way an Aztec man could work their way up in society?

Everyone

Who had to obey the laws

T

T or F, Aztec society did not have prisons so instead the victims were sentenced to skavery

You have to do community services to help repair the harm done by your crime

What was restorative Justice

Pay the time for your crime, go to jail for a decided time determined by the harshness of your crime

What was retributive justice

The Christian taking back of Spain from the muslims

What was the reconqeusta

The Spanish Inquisition

What happened after the reconqeusta

The king and queen tortured all non Christians that they found in Spain

What was the Spanish inquisition

Gold
Become wealthy enough to live in luxury
To be famous
Gain land

Why did the Spanish conquer the Aztecs

Needed to convert them to Christianity
That they are not the only ones attacking the Americas
They said only a few Spanish did bad things so not all Spanish should be responsible

How did the Spanish defend their actions against the aztecs

Religion, desire to expand, desire to trade, social classes

What are some similarities between the Spanish and aztecs

Language and customs, Spanish tech, Aztec human sacrifices

What are some differences between the Spanish and aztecs

Because the Aztecs made them pay tribute

Why did all the surrounding tribes willinglee help the Spanish?

Mandatory military service

Define conscription

Everyone has the oppurtunitys
Gets everyone stronger
Always have a army

What are 3 positives to having mandatory military service?

Some might be disabled
Give someone PTSD
Risking family members when they might not want to

What are 3 negatives to having mandatory military service?

San Francisco

Where is Alcatraz located?

African tribemen

Who won the "most deadliest warrior" episode?

Geography controls everything

What did the Spanish qoute "La geographia manda" mean?

Christian

What religion did most Spanish follow

They built many building to give a national identity and many people converted to Muslim faith

What happened when the Muslims attacked and took over?

Cairo,

Where was the first university created?

They lost most of their gold and silver

What happened in Spain in 1492?

Noble, taxes

A ______________ is a person who owned the land and took ____________ from the people who lived on their land

Loyalty. Faith and gold
Military success. Fairness

What aspects of a knight are thought to be as good traits to have

Fiery serpent

What did the Aztecs call a comet?

Nobles
Commoners

What were the 2 main classes of people in the Aztec society?

Emperor

Who is at the top of the Aztec hierarchy

F

T or F only someone who was born as a noble can be a noble

Being narrowminded

What's Eurocentrism

Intermediary

Someone who is one the inside, could speak many languages

He wanted to be famous and rich

Why did Cortes want Mexico?

War club
Wooden spear
Atlati, spear thrower

What are two Aztec weapons

Crossbow
Musket
Sword

What are two Spanish weapons

An open feild

Where did the Spanish prefer to fight

Smallpox

What disease killed most the Aztecs?

1300-1600

What year did it start and end?

Sit back and wait and offer Cortes gifts

What did Moctezuma choose to do?

Burn the palace,
Place Moctezuma under house arrest
Forced Moctezuma to make himself a Spanish role

What was one thing the Spanish did when they finally attacked the Aztecs?

The encomienda system

A Spanish system where Spanish settlers are giving land grants when they arrive in a colony

Seigneurial system

What was the encomienda system like?

To show their colonists the Aztecs had no religion, to show power, to be Catholic

Why did the Spanish destroy all Aztec, religious things

Mexico taxes

___________ became independent in 1821 because they didn't want to have to pay __________

1519

What year did the Spanish invade

Horses. Allies
Battle on open ground. Weapons

What strategies helped the Spanish win the war

They were surprised because they had never seen him pay anyone so much respect

What happened when the Aztecs saw Cortes kiss the hems of the robes?

Marry, encomienda

What two policies did Cortes place?

King Carlos, because he thought Cortes was to good

Who took the governship away from Cortes and why?

A Mexican artist who showcased many Mexican times

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