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Aztec
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
10/16/2012

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Quetzalcoatl
Definition
This Feathered Serpent God had a temple in Teotihuacan
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Quetzalcoatl
Definition
The avatar of this god shamefully sexed up his sister.
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Tezcatlipoca
Definition
The brother of Quetzalcoatl, this one footed God had many associations including divination.
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Tezcatlipoca
Definition
Smoking Mirror God
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Cihuacoatl
Definition
This female deity was also one of the four offices held in Tenochtitlan.
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Tonatiuh
Definition
God of the sun
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Huehueteotl
Definition
This deity represented by an old man bearing a brazier on his back was found as stone effigies at Teotihuacan
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Tlaloc
Definition
"He who is the embodiment of Earth" (Also affiliated with Earth fertility and ground water)
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Huitzilopchtli
Definition
Deity that commanded the Mexica to find their home
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Maize, Beans, Squash
Definition
"The Three Sisters"
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Bottle Gourd
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This was the earliest domesticated crop in Meso America
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Tula
Definition
The "land where everything is better"
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Calpulli
Definition
A group of families within a town that often had the same trade and deity
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Tetzcoco, Tenochtitlan, Tlacopan
Definition
The Triple Alliance
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Netzhualcoyotl
Definition
Assisted in overthrowing the Atzcapotzalco of the Tepanec Empire with Tenochtitlan's Itzcoatl.
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Netzhualcoyotl
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Became tlatoani of Tetzcoco in 1431. Considered very influential in the beginning of the Triple Alliance.
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Tizoc
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7th Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan.
Poisoned and killed by his people.
"Chalk Leg"
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Xochimilco
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This place was one of the first conquered by the Triple Alliance because of its prosperous chinampa gardens
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Itzcoatl
Definition
4th tlatoani of Tenochtitlan.
Organized destruction of Tepanecs and the formation of the Triple Alliance.
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Tlacaelel
Definition
Held title of Cihuacoatl for multiple generations. Credited with recreating Aztec history
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Moctezuma I
Definition
5th tlatoani of Tenochtitlan. Conquered many lands including Vera Cruz. Created Sumptuary codes to distinguish nobles from commoners
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Axayacatl
Definition
6th Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan.
Led an assault on the Tarascans that resulted in a devastating failure
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Ahuitzoatl
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8th Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan. Mega badass. Increased the rare of sacrificing to instill fear in everyone.
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Colhuacan
Definition
The Ruler of this countries favorite daughter was worn by a priest of the Aztecs
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Huitzilihuitl
Definition
2nd tlatoani of Tenochtitlan
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Acamapichtli
Definition
1sd tlatoani of Tenochtitlan
Of Culhuacan decent.
Used to link the Aztecs to Tula history
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Intermarraige of nobles
Definition
During the early years of Tenochtitlan, this method was commonly used to build relations between neighboring cities
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Tizaapan
Definition
Area of infertile lavabeds that was awarded to the Mexica by Culhua
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Chimalpopoca
Definition
3rd Tlatoani
Assasinated under the command of Maxtla
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Shouting
Definition
Two speech scrolls means this.
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Pyramid of the Sun
Definition
This was the largest of the three temples at Teotihuacan
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Xochicalco
Definition
This city, which existed until about 300 years after the collapse of Teotihuacan was home to a Plumed Serpent Platform much like the one found at Teo.
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Jaguar
Definition
The Olmecs used to partake in beastiality with what animal?
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Tula, Chichen Itza
Definition
Chacmools were found in Tenochtitlan. Name two other cities they were discovered in.
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Toltec
Definition
What decendancy did the Aztecs most strongly desire to be a part of
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Xolotl
Definition
Who was the first chieftain of Tenayuca
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Tlohtzin
Definition
This grandson of Xolotl is credited with fully transforming the Acolhua and Chichimecs into settled farming people
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The 5th
Definition
The Aztec believed they were in the age of which Sun?
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52
Definition
An Aztec century consisted of how many years?
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Ecological
Definition
This concept of state formation is highly dependent on population pressures
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"place of cranes"
Definition
Aztlan means....
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Death!
Definition
What happened to children born during the days of a Fire Ceremony?
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Coatlicue
Definition
The deity who's name means "Serpent Skirt". Also the mother of 402 children.
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Huitzilopochtli
Definition
This man, one of Coyolxauhqui's brothers, commanded the Mexica to find their fated city.
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Mexico City
Definition
Tenochtitlan is under what current city?
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Nahuatl
Definition
The Aztecs spoke this language.
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Maguay
Definition
This plant was used for many things, one of which was to clothes commoners
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Olmec
Definition
This group of people were known for their unusually large statues of heads.
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2000-400 bc
Definition
The Olmec were known to exist within what time period?
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Teotihuacan
Definition
This city that prospered from about 100bc until 700 AD was thought to have held upwards of 300,000 people
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In just about every mesoamerican city
Definition
Stepped Pyramids and Ball Courts were found....
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Clovis
Definition
The tribes at this settlement are considered the first (while actually may not be) to inhabit the americas about 11,000 years ago
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Pedra Furada
Definition
This site which existed about 32,000 years ago may have actually held the first inhabitants of the Americas
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Death
Definition
Adultery was punishable by...
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Death
Definition
A commoner found wearing cotton or precious jewels in their piercings was punishable by....
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Vera Cruz
Definition
People were sold as slaves to this city during the drought of Moctezuma I
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Harpy Eagle
Definition
Along with snakes and jaguars, this bird was very deified amongst mesoamerican inhabitants
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People of Rubber
Definition
The term "Olmec" really means
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Olmec
Definition
Considered the "Mother Culture" of mesoamerica
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Giant Statue Heads
Definition
These, which were attributed to the Olmec, were found in various settlements including San Lorenzo, La Cobata and La Venta
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The under/after/pre/metaphysical world.
Definition
Caves were considered a connection to this place.
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La Venta
Definition
Many intricate offerings were intentionally buried at this Olmec settlement
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A Rabbit
Definition
Quetzalcoatl launched this at Tecuciztecatl to form the moon.
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Moon, Sun, Feathered Serpent
Definition
The 3 pyramids found at Teotihucan
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Cuicuilco
Definition
This settlement located at the southern part of the Valley of Mexico was destroyed around 50 BC to a volcanic eruption
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Sun
Definition
This cave, which is thought to be linked to the Aztec origin story, existed under which pyramid at Teotihucan
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Teotihucan
Definition
Extensive agriculture and deforestation leading to inhospitable climates was thought to have precipitated this cities downfall
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Toltec
Definition
This group was prosperous between the reigns of Teotihuacan and Tenochtitlan
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Topoltzin
Definition
This man of Toltec Empire was the avatar of Quetzalcoatl
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Chichen Itza
Definition
After banishing himself, Topoltzin headed east on a boat of snakes and may have ended up at this settlement.
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Tula Hidalgo
Definition
The Antlanteans were large segmented statues found at what settlement?
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Chapultepec
Definition
City held by the Mexica before being expelled by the Culhua
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