The History of the Aztecs

The History of the Aztecs

1. Introduction

   • Mexico
   • Clever people
     • dams
     • plazas
     • shops
   • Aztec Gods
     • Other Tribes
     • Human Sacrifice
   • Descendents of the Aztecs
     • Aztec Art
     • Aztec Games
   • Conquered by Spanish
     • weapons & disease

2. Life of an Aztec

   • Poor
     • Homes=Hut
       • thatched roofs
     • Farmers
     • Wore Feathers=Killed
   • Rich
     • Homes
       • steam baths
       • brick/stone
     • feathers
   • hobbies
     • poetry
     • dangerous sports
   • marriage
     • men=20yrs
     • women=14-15yrs
     • matchmaker
       • piggyback
       • old woman
     • tied coats
   • children
     • all go to school
       • code of behaviour

3. Aztec Slaves

   • To Sell Slaves
     • Slaves disobey x3
       • Plaza x3
         • sold at slave market x3
           • Only then sacrificed
   • Slaves expensive for nobles
     • Nobles had to support kids of slaves
   • captured people=sacrificed
     • Aztec slaves= not sacrificed
   • 2 ways to become a slave
     • punishment: so as a sentence
       • or sold by family
         • to be freed= slave had to pay off debt
   • Chance of freedom
     • participate in a race to the palace
       • Master son chased slave
         • if slave got there without being caught=freed
           • if any public interfered= became slave themselves

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