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SS8 Chapter 8a: How did the Aztec Way of Life affect their
Worldview?
VOCAB: Define each term in 6 words or less.
Pipiltin
Macehualtin
Mayeques
Equinox
Chinampas
Disdain
Parish
Omen
Cottage Industry
Solstice
Eurasia
Impersonate
Templo Mayor
Cacao Bean
How did the Social System reflect the Aztec Worldview? (264-268)
1. How was Aztec society structured?
2. What did the Aztec gods represent? What were the temples used for?
3. The Aztec’s had a hierarchical system of authority. How many social
classes were there? What were the social classes?
4. Use the information on page 265 and 266 to complete the chart below.
Social Class
Aztec Word for Social
Class
Description of Social
Class
Nobility
Commoners
Priests
5. Men and Women had different roles in Aztec Society. What was the
woman’s role? What was the man’s role?
6. What rights did women have in Aztec society? List 2.
7. How was Aztec education organized? Who was allowed to attend school?
8. What did children learn through Aztec education? List 5 things.
9. What were commoner schools called? Nobility schools?
10. In the telpochcalli boys and girls were taught separately. What did the
boys learn? What did the girls learn?
11. In the calmecac, boys lived at the school. What were they taught? What
was expected of them?
12. Who am I? What did I accomplish?
How did the Political and Economic Systems reflect Aztec Worldview?
(273-278)
13. How is an Aztec emperor, or the huey tolatonai, chosen? Who does he
represent?
14. What is an altepetl?
BONUS: What is another word from a past unit that you can use to describe
an Altepetl?
15. How are Aztec religious beliefs and the Aztec political system connected?
What role did a priest have in the government?
16. What form of tribute did the Aztecs accept from conquered societies? List
7.
17. Why would ‘tribute’ be an important factor to the Aztec economy?
18. What is a Chinampas? Why do you think the Aztecs used chinampas for
farming? (Hint: look at the map on page 275)
19. What was the purpose of the marketplace? Where was the best Aztec
marketplace?
20. Who were the pochteca? Why were they important in Aztec society?
How did the Culture of the Aztecs reflect their worldview? (283290)
21. How did the Aztec culture evolve? What did the Aztecs believe about
Tenochtitlan?
22. According to the Aztec worldview, humans played only a small role in the
world. What did they believe to be their duties in life? List 3.
23. Aztec religion had hundreds of deities ranging from the rain god to the god
of maize. What three gods dominated Aztec religion?
24. Why did the Aztecs practice the ritual of human sacrifice? What did the
Aztec believe was the best nourishment for the gods?
25. The Aztecs made offering to the Gods to keep them alive and to keep the
universe in balance. What did the Aztecs use as offering for the gods? List
10.
26. What did the Aztecs use medicine bundles for? What did the bundles
contain?
27. The Aztecs had no alphabet. What did they use in place of an alphabet in
their manuscripts?
28. Why did Aztec society prize feathers more then gold? What were the
feathers used for?
29. Name the three Aztec calendars.
30. Describe the xiuhtlapohualli calendar in 2-3 sentences or in point form.
31. Describe the tonalpohualli calendar in 2-3 sentences or in point form.
32. Why do you think time was important to the Aztecs?
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SS8 Chapter 8b: How did the Spanish Way of Life affect
their Worldview?
How did the Spanish Social System reflect their worldview? (269-271)
1. What social system was used in Spain longer then any other European
country?
2. When was the feudal system officially abolished in Spain? What system
replaced it?
3. Use the information on page 269 -271 to complete the following chart.
Class in Society
Nobility
Commoners
Priests
Roles of
Men
Roles of Women
Education
Important points
4. The Spanish did not provide free education for all boys and girls; the Aztec
did. Both societies had an elite (special) program of studies for the
children of nobles. What do you think this might say about each society’s
worldview?
How did the Political and Economic Systems reflect the Spanish
worldview? (279-282)
5. What does ‘Divine Right’ mean?
6. In 2-3 sentences, or in point form, describe the role of the Catholic Church
in Spanish government.
7. What was the primary economic activity in Aragon? Castile?
8. What was the result of the Black Death on the economy of Spain?
9. What does the term ‘Mesta’ refer to?
10. Why did the economy in Spain suffer? What role did the nobility have in
Spain’s poor economy?
11. How did Spain become one of the richest and most powerful countries in
Europe?
12. Why did an influx of so much gold and silver have a negative effect on the
Spanish economy?
Same Time, Different Place (282)
13. Briefly draw or describe what was going on in parts of the world while the
Aztec warriors were building their empire and the Spanish conquistadors
were conquering Muslim-lands in Spain. Use the space below.
How did the Culture of the Spanish reflect their worldview? (291294)
14. Until the 13th century, Spanish culture was influenced by Moorish rule and
Spain was known as one of the most cultured and literate societies. What
happened to the culture at the end of the Reconquista?
15. In 1500, what was the dominant religion in Spain?
16. What does the term ‘auto-da-fe’ refer to?
17. What happened at an ‘auto-da-fe’ ceremony?
18. What language was used by Spanish scholars and clergy? What were the
vernacular languages in the Iberian Peninsula?
19. Gradually, people in Spain began to use Castilian language for dealing with
citizens from other regions. What are some problems that could arise
when people don’t speak the same language? What are some benefits of
having one common language in a country?
20. Briefly describe in 2-3 sentences what the poem ‘El cantar de mío Cid’ is
about. Why do you think this poem would be important to the Spanish?
21. What does the term ‘troubadour’ refer to?
22. How did Islamic culture and the Moors influence Spanish architecture,
sculpture and painting? List 5 examples.
23. What calendar did Europeans follow until 1582? Why did they change to
the Gregorian calendar?
BONUS: Who is the Gregorian calendar named after?