Daily Life in Tenochtitlan [Review]

Which group of people were below commoners who were not considered citizens or slaves?

• commoners

• peasants

• government officials

• nobles

The third and largest class in Aztec society was made up of citizens who were not of noble rank. They were called...

• peasants

• government officials

• priests

• commoners

Which social class in Aztec society was expected to acquire [earn] new wealth on their own?

• the emperor

• government officials

• priests

• warriors

What social class was appointed [given their job] by the emperor for life?

• the emperor

• government officials

• priests

• warriors

Instead of owning land, this social class was loaned plots of land for homes and farms by their "calpulli."

• government officials

• peasants

• slaves

• commoners

Which group of people were free, but did not belong to the "calpulli" and had no land to farm?

• government officials

• peasants

• slaves

• commoners

What social class was "hereditary" or passed on from parent to child?

• government official

• pochteca

• slaves

• emperor

What was the name of the emperor seen in "The Great City of Tenochtitlán" painted by Mexican artist Diego Rivera?

• Nezahualcoyotl

• Maxtla

• Moctezuma

• Tlacaelel

To rise up in rank in the Aztec army, a warrior would need to do have...

• joined a group of knights dedicated to the jaguar god.

• to have killed the most warriors in battle

• to have the most enemy captives in battle

• to have the best Atlatl and cotton armor

Aztec warriors who were sacrificed to the gods believed they would become what in the afterlife?

• hummingbirds

• jaguars

• kings

• eagles