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The Aztec Codex
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1Aztec codices are texts written by pre-Columbian and colonial-era Aztecs. These codices provide some of the best secondary sources for Aztec culture. True or False?
- ATrue
- BFalse
2What kind of texts did codices serve as? Select all that apply.
- ACalendars
- BMaps
- CNews
- DRecipes
- ERitual instructions
- FHistorical records
3Pre-Colonial (also known as Pre-Hispanic) codices were presented as screen folds, an accordion-like arrangement which could be spread out and read in their entirety. True or False?
- ATrue
- BFalse
4Is this codex from the Colonial or Pre-Colonial period?
- AColonial Period
- BPre-Colonial Period
5Which period is this codex from?
- APre-Colonial
- BColonial
6The people who painted codices were called tlacuilos, which we loosely translate as ‘scribes’. What kind of members of Aztec society were they?
- AThey were men and women who were well educated and specially trained, often members of the Aztec nobility.
- BThey were men who were well educated and specially trained, often members of the Aztec nobility
- CThey were women who were well educated and specially trained, often members of the Aztec nobility
- DThey were men and women who were specially trained, often slaves.
7Could every Aztec person read a codex?
- AYes
- BNo
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- A quick review of the Aztec codex
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- Claudia Rose
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- English
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