How Did The Aztecs Alter Their Land?

They built three bridges and "Chinampas."

To Move Up a Rank in Society, What Did You Need to Do? The more __, the more eligible you were.

...people you captured (not killed)...

What Three Roles Are The Third Most Important Roles in the Aztec Society?

Merchants, Artists, and Soldiers.

What Law Made Sure Slaves Were Protected?

If the owner beat the slave to death, he was killed.

What Did The Commoners Learn in School?

Music, dance, history, religion, and citizenship.

What Was So Important About Human Blood?

Human sacrifices kept the gods alive.

How Were Children Punished?

By inhaling the smoke of a fire filled with chili peppers.

How Could Slaves Gain Freedom?

They would run faster the their owner to the Emperor.

How Did The Mountains Affect the Aztecs?

They brought them higher to the gods.

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Aztec History Studyguide

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1
What Were The Punishments For Serious Crimes?
Being rewarded gold for the risk taken; and bravery.
Death.
To inhale the smoke of a fire.
To be covered in tar, and feathered.
2
How Did The Aztecs Alter Their Land?
They built three bridges and "Chinampas."
They used boats as a means of transportation.
They dug holes.
They built houses.
3
In Aztec Society, Joining Military Service was ________?
...a decision you could make.
...stupid.
...amazing!
...mandatory.
4
What Did the Nobles Learn That the Commoners Didn't?
Proper Manners
Reading and Music.
Music and Dance.
Reading and Writing.
5
To Move Up a Rank in Society, What Did You Need to Do? The more __, the more eligible you were.
...people you captured (not killed)...
...people you were generous to...
…people liked you...
...people you killed (not captured)...
6
What Three Roles Are The Third Most Important Roles in the Aztec Society?
Merchants, Soldiers, and Women.
Slaves, Emperors and Fishers.
Merchants, Artists, and Soldiers.
Nobles, Priests, and Soldiers.
7
How To Spell _____?
Nobles
Noubles
Nobels
Nobless
8
True or False? The Aztecs Had Four Gods.
False
True
Get me out of here.
I don't know.
9
What Law Made Sure Slaves Were Protected?
If the owner killed a slave, he wouldn’t ever get another.
If the owner killed the slave, he would get another.
If the owner harmed the slave badly, he would be killed.
If the owner beat the slave to death, he was killed.
10
What Did The Commoners Learn in School?
Music, dance, language, history, religion, and citizenship.
Everything.
Nothing.
Music, dance, history, religion, and citizenship.
11
What Was So Important About Human Blood?
Human sacrifices kept the gods alive.
Human sacrifices angered the gods.
Blood fed the crops.
Blood was keeping them alive, thus it's a gift from the gods
12
What Were the Two Schools That Separately Taught Nobles and Commoners?
Calmecac and Telochcalli
Calmecac, and Tlaloc
Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, and Huitzilopochtli
Calmecac and Telochcali
13
True or False. You Could Move Up Ranks in Society.
Get me out of here
I don't know.
False
True
14
(Trick Question) What School Existed for BOTH Commoners and Nobles.
Telpochcalli
Calmecac
There was none. >:)
Tolrechiali
15
How Were Children Punished?
By inhaling the smoke of a fire filled with jalapenos.
By inhaling the smoke of a fire filled with abanero peppers.
By inhaling the smoke of a fire filled with red peppers.
By inhaling the smoke of a fire filled with chili peppers.
16
How Could Slaves Gain Freedom?
They would fight a tiger to the death.
They would run faster the their owner to the Emperor.
They would run faster than other slaves to the Emperor.
They would fight a soldier to the death.
17
What God Made the Aztecs Settle Where They Did?
Tlaloc
Quetzalcaotl
Tezcatlipochtli
Huitzilopotchli
18
How Did The Mountains Affect the Aztecs?
They were tall and intimidating.
They brought them higher to the gods.
They looked pretty.
They brought a sense of fear.

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