Grade 8 Chapter 8 Aztecs-The good of the people

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Omens

believe to get a warning about a future event

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Ocelot

a greyish-yellow wildcat with black spots

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Calpolli

the Aztec word for "family clan." The basis for Aztec social structure

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Artisans

a worker in a skilled trade who made things with their hands

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Quetzal

a bird of the trogon family found in Southern tropical America

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Quetzalcoatl

a feathered serpent

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Tenochtitlan

the Aztecs city that was located on lake Texcoco

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Codex

books that the Aztec made out of bark and deerskin

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Status

a position in the Aztec Hierarchy

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Telpochcalli

an Aztec school for the commoners

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Calmecac

an Aztec school for nobles

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Conscription

compulsory enrollment of people for military service

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Glyphs

a symbolic figure or character

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Retributive Justice

you are punished- ex fined or put in jail

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Restorative Justice

you make up for what you did- ex doing volunteer work

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Aztec social Hierarchy from lowest to highest

slaves, farmers-fishers-women, merchants-artisans-soldiers, nobility-priests, emperor

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How do you move up in the Aztec Social Hierarchy?

achieving success on the battlefield by not killing the enemy but taking them as a prisoner

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How are you able to tell what level on the Aztec Social Hierarchy the person is at?

your position was indicated by your clothing, jewelry, and the size and location of your house

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Who is the Emperor

a leader to the Aztecs who was treated like a god

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What does the Emperor do?

he made decisions for the entrie community

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What are family clans?

units of organisation called calpolli

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How do family clans work?

members of a calpolli lived together in the same neighbourhood as well as worship the same temple

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Example of a family clan

feather workers might form a calpolli

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Who are the Merchants?

the richest calpolli in Tenochtitlan

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What did the Merchants do for the community?

the taxes they paid on their profits enriched the Aztec state

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What do Merchants trade for?

they traded for luxury goods such as quetzal feathers and obsidian

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Who are the Farmers?

they were skilled hunters and fishers and they also grew crops

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How do the farmers contribute to the society?

they would give up a share of their produce in taxes

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What do the Artisans make?

they made headdresses, fans, and tunics out of quetzal feathers

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How are the Aztec children educated?

nobles learned to read and write, commoners learned history, religion, and citizenship duties orally

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How is citizenship important to the Aztecs?

each citizen needed to obey laws or else they would be punished

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Who makes laws?

the Emperor

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How are the laws enforced?

when you broke the law, you were sent to court

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2 important facts about how the Aztecs viewed slavery

it wasn't shameful to be a slave, and they didn't consider it to be a permanent condition

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Who was the emperor when the Spanish arrived?

Moctezuma

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What did the Aztec society focus on?

producing good citizens

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What were the 5 virtues of an ideal Aztec citizen?

courage, self-sacrifice, modesty, clean living, obedience

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How did the Aztecs punish citizens that did greater crimes?

they were often killed

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The emperor had to be...

a skilled warrior that needed to have military strategy

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How did the Aztecs use conscription?

they used it to gain territory and tribute

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