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The Aztecs - Coggle Diagram
The Aztecs
Arts and Culture
Women could be craftsmen, selling goods at the market
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Aztecs didn't have an alphabet. Instead, they use pictograms like Egyptians
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Class Structure
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Upper level, Pipiltin, was lords and governers
Mid level, macehualtin, was workers, warriors, and farmers
Lower level, mayeque, was all slaves
Classes could change. Being a slave was a punishment and a way to escape debt, so you could rise back up
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Religion
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There were over 1,000 gods worshipped, with the sun god being the most important
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Aztecs used legends and myths to explain somethings, such as where they came from
The Aztecs believed that the creator of the Earth would once return. When the Spanish came after a comet that "signaled" the return of the creator, they mistakenly welcomed them
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