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Mrs. Noenickx’s Class
Aztec Research
By
Olivia, Maddie and Riley
Language/writing system
 used glyphs to write
 important people were drawn bigger than others
 Nahuatl was their language
 paper was called amatl
 counted in 20’s
Girl Education
 Noble girls
 learned to be priestesses or healers
 went to calmecac school if parents wanted them to
 Most girls
 didn’t have to go to school
 house of song
Boy Education
 Noble boys
 Went to temple school called Calemac
 Can go to house of men
 Most boys
 Went to Telpocticalli school
 Went to school at 12 until married
Calendars
 Solar
 18 months and 20 days
 Also called Haab
 Helped the harvest
 Sacred
 Divided into 260 days
 Also called tonalpohualli
 Every 52 years 1 age ended and a new one started
By: Reganne , North, & Marc
Ranks of Government
- King/Emperor
 defeats others in battle
 controlled the Aztecs
 got the taxes
- Nobles
 in royal family
Property of Brittanica
Ranks of Government
- Priests
 people that sacrified people and led religion
 taught in schools
 organized religious ceremonies
 kept fires in the temples
Property of Brittanica
Ranks of Government
- Council
 A group of people who are in charge of the day-to-day
organization
 a tlatocan is a type of council
Calpulli
 every Aztec was a part of a calpulli
 All the callpulli leaders would choose one of his sons
to be the new ruler
Woman snake
 is a man
 collected the taxes
 in charge of law/order
Tributes
 from people of conquered cities
 animals, clothes, food, jewelry
 slaves if can’t pay
Laws/Punishments
 cactus spike
 hanging
 scare people
Montezuma II
 became the 9th ruler in 1502
 Cortes took him hostage
 died in 1520
Thanks for Listening!
By: Faith, Ashley and Sam
Tenochtitlan
 Settled on lake Texcoco
 more than 5 million people
 1 story flat top houses
 Canals used to travel around city
Map of Tenochtitlan
• 1325-1521
• Stretched across Mexico
• Montuzuma 2 was ruler
CITY’S LEGEND
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1519 Spaniards attacked
Aztecs thought they were visitors
Treated Montezuma like a prisoner
European diseases killed all Aztecs
The Battle
Aztec Housing and
Clothing
By Mikayla, Audrey and Ava
Emperors homes almost like small town
 made from mud and reeds
 usually one room
 Peasant homes
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◦ Had shrines
Housing
All wear sandals
 Montezumas headdress from stone and
feathers
 Jewelry-gold earrings, necklaces and
braclets
 cotton
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Clothing
Nobles – wore brightly colored cloaks
 Women – skirts covered knees
 Men-only wear loin cloth
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Rules for Dressing
By
Sofia, Eleanor and Will
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Sacrificed people
An age began and ended every 52 years
Gods controlled everything
Had special calendars
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Huitzilopochitli - Sun and war god
Mictlantecuhtli – Ruler of underworld, lord of
death
Ometeotl – Ruler of Upper world
Quetzalcoatl – God of school, learning, wind
that made new life
Both human, animal qualities
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Made of mounds of earth, then covered with
mud bricks, stone
Hundreds of steps carved on the mounds
Temples on top of mounds
Burned enemy’s temples, made them worship
their gods
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Ceremonies every few weeks
Victims thrown down the stairs after hearts
were cut out
Most were about praying to certain gods
Special sacrifices to please the gods
Were very dramatic
BY:
Natalia and Valentine
Montezuma II was the emperor - could wear
turquoise
 Nobles- at ages 10 between 20 they lived in II
story houses
 Warriors- boys trained in school to be warriors
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Aztec Society
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Girls-do not have to go to school-noble girls
learn to be priestesses
Parents- are very strict-punish by poking
older children with big cactus thorns
Nobles-people allowed to wear cotton and
capes
MARRIAGE
 Girls-get married when they are 12
 Parents- arrange marriages
AZTEC MARKETS
Officials made sure trades were fair
In center of Tenochtitlan
Open 5 days a week
AZTEC MERCHANTS
 Merchants called Pochteca (Poach-teka)
 Were spies
 Worshiped merchant god, Lord Nose
 Had own laws
 Only traveled on lucky days
 Porters carried supplies
 Traded and bargained goods
 No money
 Used quachtli (catch-tlee) and cocoa beans
By: Andy, Duncan and David
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Wore cotton armor
Jaguar warriors wore jaguar skins
feathers showed rank
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When young first took prisoner
When 10 cut hair leaving one lock
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Jaguar knights were the best
All warriors were very ruthless
Soldiers wore cotton armor
Warriors wore skins of animal named after
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Someone insulted them
Needed prisoners to sacrifice
City didn’t pay its tribute
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Sent nobles to city they planned to attack
Priests decided on a lucky day to attack
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Warriors had spear throwers
Used javelins and spears
Used wooden sticks sharpened with rocks
from volcanoes
HOW THEY GREW THEIR FOOD
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Hydroponics – growing plants without soil
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Made islands to grow crops called Chinampas
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Grew cocoa trees to make a chocolate drink
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Grew many other foods such as corn, beans,
prickly pears, chili peppers, and tomatoes
WHAT TOOLS DID THEY USE?
Pitchfork
Rake
Shovels
WHAT KIND OF FOOD DID THEY EAT?
Chocolate
Corn
Tomatoes
Armadillo
Sweet potatoes
Turkey
Tapir
Cocoa Beans
Attoli (soup made from corn, honey, and chilies)
Salamanders
Frogs
Dogs
Tadpoles
Ducks
Beans
Peppers
Figs
Nuts
Fruits
Vegetables
HOW DID THEY COOK?
Fire pots
Spies, Flour, Wheat
Fun and Games
 By Riggs and Simon
Celebration
• The tables where decorated with gold and sliver vases
• meats with different sous
• After they eat they danced
They could loss their house and would
have to become slaves
 They tossed a number cube
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is like basketball
 You can only touch the ball with your
ness elbows and hips
CLOTHING FOR FEAST
 Lip and earing jewelry
 They like to stane their teeth red or black
Instrument's
 Drums
trumpets, rattles, whistles, flutes
 Are made from shell