Aztec Daily Life

What was the usual way to buy and sell goods in an Aztec market?

• money, or using gold and silver coins

• barter, or trading one good for another

• donation, or freely giving goods to others

• credit, or agreeing to make a later payment

How might someone become the Aztec emperor?

• by inheriting the position from his mother's father

• by replacing his emperor father when he turned 16

• by seizing the position after his army killed the emperor

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

The three groups that were in the noble class were the Priests, Government officials and the

(a)  

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

Who within Aztec society would this checklist belong to?

- Study the sky

- Teach in the schools

- Predict the future

(a)  

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?

• Corn Tortillas

• winged ants

• oat porridge

• fresh peaches