what did the Aztecs know?
Children did not go to school until they were 10-15 years old. Both boys and girls were educated. Up until then, children were disciplined and learnt to be obedient. If they did not listen and follow the rules, they would be punished. Some parents would throw hot chili peppers into a fire and force their children to inhale the smoke. This causes extreme stinging and pain in the nose and can bring pain to noses and throats.
In school, only nobles learnt how to read and write. Commoners learnt through listening. Aztec writing system uses a system of pictures, which is called glyphs. Commoners schools were called telpochcalli. Commoners had to learn through memorization, since they did most of their learning through speaking and listening. Boys also spent much of their time at school doing physical labour. Boys would be trained to be warriors and protect their community. A boy would be a soldier’s servant after he learned how to fight. At 15, they would become soldiers themselves.
Aztec women had little political power. Every member of the council and the emperor himself were men. Aztec women believed that it was required for women and girls to get an education though, too.
At age 16, most Aztec girls got married and moved into a home with their husband. They educated their own children until they were old enough to attend school themselves. Aztec women had small but important roles in the community, like going out in battlefields as doctors and healers since they had the most knowledge about medicine. Their roles would change throughout the years and as they aged. Older women became matchmakers and midwives.
In school, only nobles learnt how to read and write. Commoners learnt through listening. Aztec writing system uses a system of pictures, which is called glyphs. Commoners schools were called telpochcalli. Commoners had to learn through memorization, since they did most of their learning through speaking and listening. Boys also spent much of their time at school doing physical labour. Boys would be trained to be warriors and protect their community. A boy would be a soldier’s servant after he learned how to fight. At 15, they would become soldiers themselves.
Aztec women had little political power. Every member of the council and the emperor himself were men. Aztec women believed that it was required for women and girls to get an education though, too.
At age 16, most Aztec girls got married and moved into a home with their husband. They educated their own children until they were old enough to attend school themselves. Aztec women had small but important roles in the community, like going out in battlefields as doctors and healers since they had the most knowledge about medicine. Their roles would change throughout the years and as they aged. Older women became matchmakers and midwives.