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Friday, April 12, 2013

Fact sheet on the Aztecs

Geography-

-Capital city Tenochtitlan. Located in Lake Texacoco.

- Land was very fertile.

-         expand Tenochtitlan into Lake Texacoco by building artificial is areas with mud.

Food-

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-         Fertilized fields with human dung.

-          of import meal was at about midday. This was a bowl of corn whiskey porridge flavored with honey or pepper.

-         Meat was eaten only on extra occasions.

Clothing-

-         Women and girls dressed in loose, sleeveless blouses and skirts made of cotton and manila maguey fibers.

-         Men wore loincloths with sleeveless ponchos. Carried small pouches under cloaks. Pouches held amulets made of cherished stones for good luck.

-          shavers were allowed to wear only plain garments woven from maguey fibers.

-          fearfuls wore embroidered cotton.

Religion-

-         Sacrificed humans in order so two deitys who were everlastingly at war would not destroy the universe.

-         Men go to palace of the sun (heaven) if capture enemy warrior.

-         Woman go to place of the sun if die during childbirth. They were called divine women.

-         Each god represented element in nature and human behaviors.

Education-

-         Noble boys went to school called Calmecac when they turned twelve until 15yrs.

-          intentional to read, write, history, medicine and astrology.

-         Peasant boys went to a military training school called a Telpochcalli.

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-         Learned how to fight, make weapons, religion, and farming.

-         Some noble girls went to Calmecac.

-         Peasant girls stayed at al-Qaida with mother and helped with housework.

Government-

-Colpulli was a clan that everyone belonged to.

-Each clan had portion of land from which they had to give some produce to the emperor.

-The emperor was the most consecrate and important person.

-When emperor died nobles chose new emperor.

-Second to the Emperor was the woman-snake (man). He controlled rectitude and taxes, and tribute.

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