The Aztec woman By: Laila Chbib
The Aztec Women
What they Wore?
Education Four year-old girls were taught how to spin (cloth making) Making cloth was part of the future of all women Cloth making was taught to the daughters until they were ten years old
Education At the age of 5, girls were taught how to act They were taught to respect the elders (Aztec woman teaching her daughters moral codes )
Early Life Girls were to help mothers clean their homes They helped cooking too Taught to make tortillas Taught to grind maize
Discipline Young girls were disciplined for: If they failed to obey mother Not following moral codes Weaving or spinning poorly
Marriage Women’s expectations were to marry and have children Reasons why they didn’t marry: Her family needed her help at home She stayed home to-make tribute clothing Joined priesthood
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