AZTEC SOCIAL HIERARCHY GETTING STARTED What did the

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

STRUCTURE • Huey Tlatoani (Great Speaker or Emperor) • Nobility and Priests • Merchants,

FAMILY CLANS • Calpolli • Lived in same area • Worshipped at same temple

DIFFERENT TYPES • Merchants • Richest calpolli • Trading expeditions • Spies • Farmers

GETTING STARTED • What does “status” mean? • What does it mean to have

SHOWING STATUS THE AZTEC WAY • Clothing • Jewellery • Size and location of

MOVING ON UP • Battlefield • Taking prisoners • Discussion Question: What do you

SCHOOLS FOR NOBLES • Calmecac • Near a temple • Subjects: • • Astronomy

MILITARY TRAINING • • • All boys learned Soldier’s servant 15 Warrior Most Prestigious

COMMONERS • Telpochcalli • No reading • Subjects: • • • History Religion Citizenship

WOMEN • • • All girls attended school Got married at 16 Doctors Priestesses

GETTING STARTED • Try to identify the country: • “Peace, order, and good government.

IDEAL AZTEC CITIZEN • • • Courage Self-Sacrifice Modesty Clean Living Obedience Discussion Question:

• • • Written laws Trials Judges Appeals Fines or slavery No prisons

SLAVES • • Protected by law Owners could be executed for mistreatment Escape to

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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 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?