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30 Cards in this Set
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Everyone in Aztec society was born into a clan but they did not generally stay int hat clan as they got older. True or False?
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False
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When the pipiltin broke the law they were not punished because they were the upper class of Aztec society. True or False?
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False
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The tlacotin were not born into slavery; they were enslaved either as punishment for a crime or to pay off a debt. True or False?
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True
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Macehualtin could not wear cotton clothing. They had to wear clothing made of material that came from a cactus plant. True or False?
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True
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Religion was a controlling force in Aztec life. True or False?
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True
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The Spanish believed that the gods had sacrificed themselves for mankind and that the sun was nourished with the blood of human hearts. This belief led them to sacrifice many prisoners at their temples. True or False?
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False
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Unlike the Aztecs who had a feudal system, the Spanish had a centralized government. True or False?
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False
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Spanish children were highly educated but the Aztec children were not. True or False?
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False
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Most of the people in Spain were Roman Catholic because Jewish people and Muslims were driven from Spain in 1492. True or False?
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True
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The Spanish, like the Aztecs, used their prisoners as a sacrifice to God. True or False?
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False
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Solstice occurs twice a year and is when the sun is at its closest distance to the equator. True or False?
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False
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Once the Reconquista was over, poetry in Spain became more lyrical and focused on courtly love and chivalry. True or False?
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True
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Troubadours were Spanish bullfighters who traveled from village to village and fought in front of commoners and nobility as a way of celebrating their victory in the Reconquista. True or False?
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False
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The Aztec calendar had 18 months, each having 20 days with 5 extra days at the end of the year. True or False?
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True
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The Spanish would not accept the influence of other cultures in their worldviews. True or False?
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False
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A society's way of life includes three elements of worldview: social systems, economic and political systems and _________.
a. culture b. family |
a. culture
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_______was the basis of the Aztec culture.
a. tradition b. agriculture |
b. agriculture
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Aztec society was guided by _____ and was part of every aspect of life.
a. religion b. agriculture |
a. religion
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Men and women from all classes could study to become _______ but the roles changed according to gender and class.
a. priests b. teachers |
a. priests
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Education was free for _______ in the Aztec society.
a. boys b. girls c. boys and girls d. none of the above |
c. boys and girls
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Unlike the Aztecs, the Spanish were aware of other _______ and were able to use the knowledge gained by this to expand their worldviews.
a. technologies b. societies |
b. societies
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The title of _______ was given tot he highest class of nobility in Spain.
a. marquis b. Spanish Grande |
b. Spanish Grande
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In both the Spanish and Aztec societies it was the _______ who provided the labor to keep the economy of their empires flourishing.
a. priests b. commoners |
b. commoners
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The Aztec emperor had a strong belief that religion and _______ needed to be connected.
a.politics b.family |
a. politics
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One of the biggest differences in worldviews between the Aztecs and the Spanish was their attitudes about _______.
a. religion b. agriculture |
b. agriculture
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The _______ were sometimes called spying merchants because they would go in to enemy territory to sell their goods.
a. pochteca b. farmers |
a. pochteca
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The Aztecs would often use _______ instead of money to pay for products.
a. cacao beans b. featherwork |
a. cacao beans
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The Spanish parliament, call the _______ could approve new legislation that it deemed to be in the best interest of the country.
a. Roman Catholic Church b. Cortes |
b. cortes
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The Aztec emperor was elected by
a. God b. a council c. the Church d. none of the above |
b. a council
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The Spanish king and queen were thought to be appointed by
a. God b. a council c. the Church d. none of the above |
a. God
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