Chapter 8: For the Good Chapter 8: For the Good of the Peopleof the PeopleUnit 2: Worldviews in Conflict - Part 2Unit 2: Worldviews in Conflict - Part 2

Signs of StatusSigns of Status 3 ways to identify 3 ways to identify

position in society:position in society:1.1. ClothingClothing

2.2. JewelleryJewellery

3.3. Size/location of Size/location of homehome

Only nobles could Only nobles could wear cotton and live wear cotton and live in second storey in second storey homes.homes.

Moving Up In SocietyMoving Up In Society Moved by achieving Moved by achieving

success on success on battlefieldbattlefield

Killing was Killing was discourageddiscouraged Capture was Capture was

encouraged (for encouraged (for sacrifice)sacrifice)

Capturing 4 enemies Capturing 4 enemies was leveling upwas leveling up

Aztec EducationAztec Education Educated at home Educated at home

until 10until 10

Children pampered Children pampered until 3until 3

3+ had to be 3+ had to be hardworking, hardworking, obedientobedient Harshly punished if Harshly punished if

notnot

Goal was to have “a Goal was to have “a stone heart and a stone heart and a stone face”stone face”

Aztec EducationAztec Education Valued in societyValued in society

Free and mandatoryFree and mandatory

Two typesTwo types Calmecac (for Calmecac (for

nobles)nobles) Telpochcalli (for Telpochcalli (for

commoners)commoners)

School for NoblesSchool for NoblesWhat They Studied

What They Trained to Be

Astronomy/Astrology

Generals in Army

Math Judges

Reading Priests

Writing Scribes

Music High Officials

Law Diplomats

Calendar Teachers

Calmecac located Calmecac located where nobles livedwhere nobles lived Attached to templeAttached to temple

Studied codices to Studied codices to learn about societylearn about society

Religion importantReligion important

Reading, Writing, Reading, Writing, CountingCounting

Reading and writing Reading and writing using pictures (glyphs)using pictures (glyphs)

Only nobles learned to Only nobles learned to read and writeread and write

Commoners > spoken Commoners > spoken instructioninstruction

Counting based on 20 Counting based on 20 (10 fingers and 10 (10 fingers and 10 toes)toes)

Military TrainingMilitary Training

All boys trained as All boys trained as warriorswarriors

Job-shadowed Job-shadowed soldierssoldiers

Became warriors at Became warriors at 1515

Education for Education for CommonersCommoners

Called TelpochcalliCalled Telpochcalli

All instruction was All instruction was spoken (memorization)spoken (memorization)

Lessons in history, Lessons in history, religion, and citizenshipreligion, and citizenship

Learned music and Learned music and dancedance

Boys > hard physical Boys > hard physical labor (digging, lifting)labor (digging, lifting)

Parents taught at homeParents taught at home

Educating Aztec WomenEducating Aztec Women Had little political powerHad little political power

Important for girls to get Important for girls to get good educationgood education

All girls attended schoolAll girls attended school

At 16, got marriedAt 16, got married

Became doctors in armyBecame doctors in army

Matchmakers, Matchmakers, priestesses, and priestesses, and midwivesmidwives

Contributing to Society

Society was focused on producing citizens who would contribute to community

Part of education

“Console poor, afflicted. Do not mock the old, sick, maimed, or those who sinned. Do not set bad example, or speak indiscreetly, or interrupt speech of another.”

Contributing to Society

5 Virtues of an Ideal Aztec Citizen (page 187):

1. Courage

2. Self-sacrifice

3. Modesty

4. Clean Living

5. Obedience

Laws and Lawmaking

Written laws

Legal system used to maintain order

Reminded people of their responsibilities

EVERYONE obeyed laws

Law harsher for nobles Had to set example

Lesser crimes: fined or slavery

Major crimes: death

Slave Laws Slaves were necessary

Laws to protect slaves

If noble killed slave > noble executed

If slave could escape and run (1.5km) to emperor they won freedom

Not shameful, just bad luck

Not permanent – just punishment

Kept all their land and their own slaves

Itzcoatl – emperor born of a slave women

Cheat SheetCheat Sheet Compare Aztecs to Compare Aztecs to

CanadiansCanadians

SlavesSlaves

Compare Medieval to Compare Medieval to AztecsAztecs

Main goal of Main goal of educationeducation

Funding of public Funding of public worksworks

NoblesNobles

CitizenshipCitizenship

Social StructureSocial Structure