Aztecs Flashcards

1
Q

Where did the Aztecs originate from

A

Aztlan

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2
Q

Which 3 types of people came from aztlan

A

Aztec
Nahua
Mexica

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3
Q

Which group of people are the “Aztecs” that we think of

A

Mexica

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4
Q

Which God told the mexicas to travel south, and when did he say to stop

A

Huitzilopochtli

When they saw an eagle eating a snake on a cactus on a lake on an island

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5
Q

What time period was the Aztecs

A

1325-1521

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6
Q

Where was the city where the mexicas started and what was the lake they were at

A

Tenochtitlan

Lake texcoco

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7
Q

Which were the main writers

A

Hernan Cortes

Bernal Diaz deal Castillo

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8
Q

God of war

A

Huitzilopochtli

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9
Q

Liquor of the earth

A

Tialoq

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10
Q

Mysterious God who was always hidden in smoke

A

Tezcattipoca

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11
Q

Brother of tezcattipoca

A

Quetzalcoatl

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12
Q

The flayed one. In his ceremonies, they skinned people

A

Xipec totec

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13
Q

What happened in the new fires ceremony

A

Every 52 years, all torches would be turned off. They would go to a mountain to start a giant fire and sacrifice people. If the fire didn’t start, the gods would end earth

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14
Q

Who were the Aztecs oppressed by

A

The azcapotzalcos

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15
Q

Which cities made up the triple alliance against azcapotzalco

A

Tenochtitlan
Texcoco
Tlacopan

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16
Q

Where was the flower war

A

Florida

17
Q

Military gear and equipment

A
Maquahuitl
Atl-atl 
Shields with feathers
Spears
Bows and arrows
18
Q

What happened to el templo mayor

A

Got bombed and is almost completely destroyed

19
Q

What is painted on the templo mayor

A

A serpent