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Omens
believe to get a warning about a future event
Ocelot
a greyish-yellow wildcat with black spots
Calpolli
the Aztec word for "family clan." The basis for Aztec social structure
Artisans
a worker in a skilled trade who made things with their hands
Quetzal
a bird of the trogon family found in Southern tropical America
Quetzalcoatl
a feathered serpent
Tenochtitlan
the Aztecs city that was located on lake Texcoco
Codex
books that the Aztec made out of bark and deerskin
Status
a position in the Aztec Hierarchy
Telpochcalli
an Aztec school for the commoners
Calmecac
an Aztec school for nobles
Conscription
compulsory enrollment of people for military service
Glyphs
a symbolic figure or character
Retributive Justice
you are punished- ex fined or put in jail
Restorative Justice
you make up for what you did- ex doing volunteer work
Aztec social Hierarchy from lowest to highest
slaves, farmers-fishers-women, merchants-artisans-soldiers, nobility-priests, emperor
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
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
Who is the Emperor
a leader to the Aztecs who was treated like a god
What does the Emperor do?
he made decisions for the entrie community
What are family clans?
units of organisation called calpolli
How do family clans work?
members of a calpolli lived together in the same neighbourhood as well as worship the same temple
Example of a family clan
feather workers might form a calpolli
Who are the Merchants?
the richest calpolli in Tenochtitlan
What did the Merchants do for the community?
the taxes they paid on their profits enriched the Aztec state
What do Merchants trade for?
they traded for luxury goods such as quetzal feathers and obsidian
Who are the Farmers?
they were skilled hunters and fishers and they also grew crops
How do the farmers contribute to the society?
they would give up a share of their produce in taxes
What do the Artisans make?
they made headdresses, fans, and tunics out of quetzal feathers
How are the Aztec children educated?
nobles learned to read and write, commoners learned history, religion, and citizenship duties orally
How is citizenship important to the Aztecs?
each citizen needed to obey laws or else they would be punished
Who makes laws?
the Emperor
How are the laws enforced?
when you broke the law, you were sent to court
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
Who was the emperor when the Spanish arrived?
Moctezuma
What did the Aztec society focus on?
producing good citizens
What were the 5 virtues of an ideal Aztec citizen?
courage, self-sacrifice, modesty, clean living, obedience
How did the Aztecs punish citizens that did greater crimes?
they were often killed
The emperor had to be...
a skilled warrior that needed to have military strategy
How did the Aztecs use conscription?
they used it to gain territory and tribute
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