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63 Cards in this Set
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4x20 days
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5x20 days
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8000
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Tonalpohualli
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260 day calendar
20 sets of 13 days Symbols and numbers represented in the Tonalamatl book |
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Xiuhuitl
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Solar calendar
18 months of 20 days (360 days) 5 extra days (Nemotemi) |
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Alligator
Day |
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Wind
Day (Position 2) |
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House
Day (Position 3) |
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Lizard
Day (Position 4) |
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Snake
Day (Position 5) |
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Death
Day (Position 6) |
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Deer
Day (Position 7) |
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Rabbit
Day (Position 8) |
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Water
Day (Position 9) |
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Dog
Day (Position 10) |
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Monkey
Day (Position 11) |
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Grass
Day (Position 12) |
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Reed
Day (Position 13) |
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Jaguar
Day (Position 14) |
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Eagle
Day (Position 15) |
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Vulture
Day (Position 16) |
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Earthquake
Day (Position 17) |
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Flint
Day (Position 18) |
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Rain
Day (Position 19) |
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Flower
Day (Position 20) |
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House
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Rabbit
Year |
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Reed
Year |
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Flint
Year |
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Cemmatl
6 feet |
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Cemmitl
4.5 feet |
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Cenyollotli
3 feet |
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Cenciacatl
2 feet |
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Cemmolicpiti
1.5 feet |
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Omitl
1 foot |
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Tezcatlipoca
God of Rulership Look for smoking obsidian mirror |
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Haloc
God of Agricultural Fertility |
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Mictlantecuhtli
God of Death -skeletal face -associated with flint |
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Huitzilpochtli
God of War -looks like a bird |
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Xipe Totec
God of Vegitation -"The Flayed One" -digging implement -extra arms |
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Tonatiun
God of Sun -placed in center (most important) -flint knife |
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Aztec Rulers
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1. Acamapichtli
2. Huitzilihuitl 3. Chimalpopoca 4. Itzcoatl 5. Motecuhzoma I 6. Axayacatl 7. Tizoc 8. Ahuitzotl 9. Motecuhzoma II 10. Cuitlahuac 11. Cuauhtemoc |
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Altepetl
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City
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Tlatoani
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Ruler
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Pipiltin
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The Aztec nobility
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Acamapichtli
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1st Aztec Tlatoani
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Huitzihuitl
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2nd Aztec Tlatoani
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Chimalpopoca
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3rd Aztec Tlatoani
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Illancueitl
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Acamapichtli's adoptive mom/wife
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Maxtla
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Texcocoan ruler
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Triple Alliance (Members)
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-Tenochtitlan
-Texcoco -Tlacopan |
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Nahuas
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All those who spoke Nahuatl
-decendents of the Tolteca-Chichimeca |
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Multi-crop farming system that minimizes the risk of losing a harvest by cultivating diverse group of plants.
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La Milpa
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Plant Triad
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-Corn
-Beans -Squash |
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Tlacolol Agriculture
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Slash and burn
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Artificially leveled surfaces, usually faced and supported by rock walls built to facilitate farming.
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Terraces
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Requirement of all males (15 years) and older to provide labor for community service.
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Tequio
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Raised field agriculture.
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Chinampa
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Coronation Stone of Moctezuma II
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Traits Shared by Mesoamerican Cultures
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Subsistence
-Corn -Beans -Squash Agriculture -Terracing -Chinampas Architecture -Stepped pyramids Calendars -Sacred (260 day) -Solar (365 day) Technology -Obsidian Trade -Exchanges among elites to establish political ties |
