Daily Life in Tenochtitlán TeachTCI Oregon 6th Grade

How might someone become the Aztec emperor?

• by replacing his emperor father when he turned 16

• by inheriting the position from his mother's father

• by seizing the position after his army killed the emperor

• by being chosen by a group of advisers after his uncle died

Who within Aztec society would this checklist belong to?

• a priest

• a judge

• a peasant

• a commoner

The pochteca, or professional traders, had many privileges. This suggests that the Aztecs

• valued rare goods from faraway places.

• believed that merchants were semidivine.

• respected people who made a lot of money.

• honored people who spoke many languages.

What was the difference between Aztec farmers and peasants?

• Farmers lived together in large stone lodges; peasants had separate mud huts.

• Farmers belonged to a ward that lent them land to farm; peasants worked for nobles.

• Farmers were free from paying tax or tribute; peasants had to pay half their earnings.

• Farmers gave equal status to men and women; peasants respected women more than men.

Which statement is true of Aztec marriages?

• Weddings were usually secret.

• A man could have only one wife.

• A woman could ask for a divorce.

• The couple chose the matchmaker.

Which of these was a task typically left for Aztec men?

• weaving cloth

• preparing meals

• tending the garden

• building the house

What would an Aztec commoner boy be most likely to study at school?

• how to be a soldier

• how to build pyramids

• the movements of the planets

• the arts of neighboring cultures

What was an Aztec farmer most likely to eat?

• winged ants

• oat porridge

• corn tortillas

• fresh peaches

What animals did some Aztec families raise?

• goats

• sheep

• horses

• turkeys

Why did the Aztecs call themselves the “people of the sun”?

• The peasants often got sunburned.

• Their chief god was the sun god.

• The sun dried out their crops.

• The nobles could relax in the sun.