AZTEC SOCIAL HIERARCHY. GETTING STARTED What did the Renaissance hierarchy look like? What does a band hierarchy look like? What does a school hierarchy.

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AZTEC SOCIAL HIERARCHY

GETTING STARTED What did the Renaissance hierarchy look like? What does a band hierarchy look like? What does a school hierarchy look like?

CLASSES Nobles Commoners

STRUCTURE Huey Tlatoani (Great Speaker or Emperor) Nobility and Priests Merchants, Artisans, and Soldiers Farmers, Fishers, and Women Slaves

FAMILY CLANS Calpolli Lived in same area Worshipped at same temple Some were similar to guilds Discussion Question: Think of a modern-day equivalent. Calpolli Councils Assigned land and houses Collected taxes Discussion Question: Think of a modern day equivalent.

DIFFERENT TYPES Merchants Richest calpolli Trading expeditions Spies Farmers Raised crops Hunters Fishers Artisans Skilled craftspeople Featherworkers were highly respected.

QUETZAL

SIGNS OF STATUS

GETTING STARTED What does “status” mean? What does it mean to have higher status than someone else? Which people have the highest status? Which people have the lowest status? If you look at someone, how can you tell what their status is?

SHOWING STATUS THE AZTEC WAY Clothing Jewellery Size and location of your house

MOVING ON UP Battlefield Taking prisoners Discussion Question: What do you think they did with the prisoners? 4 Prisoners = Rise in Status

EDUCATION

SCHOOLS FOR NOBLES Calmecac Near a temple Subjects: Astronomy Mathematics Reading Writing Music Law Calendar

MILITARY TRAINING All boys learned Soldier’s servant 15  Warrior Most Prestigious = Eagle and Jaguar Discussion Questions: What do you think about being a soldier? What is the difference between being a soldier and being a warrior?

EAGLE WARRIOR

JAGUAR WARRIOR

COMMONERS Telpochcalli No reading Subjects: History Religion Citizenship Music (flutes and drums) Dance

WOMEN All girls attended school Got married at 16 Doctors Priestesses Midwives Matchmakers

CITIZENSHIP CONTRIBUTING TO SOCIETY

GETTING STARTED Try to identify the country: “Peace, order, and good government.” “Liberty, equality, brotherhood.” “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” How are these three worldviews different? What words could describe the Cree worldview?

IDEAL AZTEC CITIZEN Courage Self-Sacrifice Modesty Clean Living Obedience Discussion Question: What do these things mean to you?

Written laws Trials Judges Appeals Fines or slavery No prisons

SLAVES Protected by law Owners could be executed for mistreatment Escape to the emperor’s palace Attitude towards slavery Not shameful Bad luck Temporary Kept property Children were free Discussion Question: How is this different from what you know about slavery in the United States of America?