THE 7 ELEMENTS

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION KAT CASWELL

• family:
• the men have more than one wife but have one "primary" wife
• family's are generally large and men with multiple wives and children are wealthy
• women have a lot of power in the household

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION KAT CASWELL

• social class:
• pilli- nobility (wealthy)
• macehualli- common people
• these classes are broken up into smaller groups

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION KAT CASWELL

• education:
• they are usually very educated but boys get more than girls
• girls educations is how to run a house, cook, and acre for a family
• money:
• people were relatively poor but had enough money to live

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS NHU LEE

• Aztecs dress as bright as they could afford.
• Men wore a single strip of fabric that covered the front.
• Women wore sleeveless or short sleeved shirt combined with a long skirt.
• Aztec food includes maize, beans and squash.
• Aztec has a really strict rule for behavior, if you don't follow them you could be killed.

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS: LAWS OF BEHAVIOUR NHU LEE

• Do not mock the old
• Do not mock the sick
• Do not mock the one who sinned
• Do not complain
• Do not make wry faces

CUSTOMS AND TRADITION: LAWS OF BEHAVIOR (CONT) NHU LEE

• Do not interrupt the speech of another
• Do not carry a fan unless you are a noble

LANGUAGE NHU LEE

• The Aztec spook Nanuatl
• The last group to speak Nanuatl was The Mexica
• Those who wanted to get along with the powers needed to speak Nanuatl
• It was the language of trade and language of prestige
• Words and phrases are put together by combining prefixes, suffixes & root words

ARTS AND LITERATURE PAIGE CISEWSKI

• Most of Aztec art is based off the Aztec religion.
• Mosaics were a common form of art.
• Music was used to share culture and religion.
• Aztec stories were commonly written in picture form.
• Aztec art could be made with silver, gold,copper, feathers, jewels, coral, clay and stone.

ARTS AND LITERATURE PAIGE CISEWSKI

• Quetzacoatl, also known as "feathered serpent" is one of many aztec art sculptures.
• A lot of aztec art is reflecting death and disaster.

GOVERNMENT ETHAN LORENTZEN

• The Aztec Empire wasn't run like you would think an empire is run.
• The Empire was a loosely connected alliance throughout various cities.
• The Emporer was Huey Tlatcani, who was worshipped as a god.
• The Emporers rule was supported by the city council, priests, judges, governors, and a host of other officials.
• Emporers came to power by a semi-democratic system, the Emporer could be removed from power if he did a bad job.

GOVERNMENT ETHAN LORENTZEN

• We don't fully understand how the Emporer came to power, the family line does seem a part of it but it doesn't seem heredity.
• The laws in different cities were similar but not exactly the same.
• Most crimes were solved in local courts, more serious crimes were solved in the Tenohtitlan court, the very serious crimes were solved in the Emporers court and solved by professional judges.
• The death penalty was a very common punishment, nobles got harsher punishment because they were held at a higher standard.
• Slavery was another common punishment but it certain cases they exiled the criminal.

RELIGION PAIGE CISEWSKI

• The Aztec religion was focused on how the gods, humans, and nature were connected.
• The Aztecs worshipped Huitzilopochtli, who kept the sun strong to avoid disaster.
• The Aztecs were focused on keeping nature in balance.
• The Aztec religion was polytheistic, believing in many gods.

ECONOMIC SYSTEMS JALEN CHANEY

• The Aztecs had a very complex, advanced economy
• They believed a lot of their agricultural success came from their worship to the corn goddess
• The most common crop grown was maize (corn)
• The Aztecs had no known currency
• Most people had little gardens that had enough for their families