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Solar calander |
Aztec calander controlled by the sun |
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How did Aztecs view mountains? |
They were seen as security and power as they were believed to be close to the gods |
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How did mountains help and hindrance the Aztecs? |
They created protection and made them "close to the gods" but they had no access to items in the lowlands |
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What did the Aztecs temples resemble |
Mountains. (Close to the gods) |
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How did the Aztecs utilize lake texcoco? |
After evaporation, the Aztecs colected the sea salt |
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Why did Aztecs locate on a swampy island |
It protected their city from invasion and had great land for farming. |
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Chinampa |
Island like plots of land built in the water. |
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Conscription |
Mandatory military service |
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Conscription |
Mandatory military service |
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Calpolli |
Family groupings |
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Who were the commoners? |
Fisherman, farmers, women, slaves |
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Who were the commoners? |
Fisherman, farmers, women, slaves |
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Who was upper class? |
Nobles, priests and emperor |
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Who were at the bottom of the social hirechy? |
Slaves |
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Put the social hirechy in order from bottom to top |
Slaves, fishermen & farmers and women, artisans & merchants, priests and nobles, the emperor |
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What is restorative justice? |
Righting your wrongs and undoing the damage you've done |
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What role could women play in Aztec society? |
Midwives, priestesses, doctors |
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What role could women play in Aztec society? |
Midwives, priestesses, doctors |
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Why were soldiers so fearless when they would be sacrificed? |
They believed if they died as a sacrifice they would live an afterlife of luxury |
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What was punishment for a major crime? |
Death. |
