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Functional Territory
- Relationship between rodes linked by personal ties, trade and politics
Structural Territory
- Actual space where people go about their daily lives - Water, Land, Mountains, etc.
Three Types of Government Organization
- Monarchy - Behetria (cacicazgos) - Barbarian
Behetrias
- Practiced by the Otomi - Commoners can elect the lords - Sometimes only nobles can be elected (Behetria of Blood) - 3 Rulers - If on dies, the other 2 take his place and another is appointed to take the weakest position
Tecpan
- Means Palace - Had ballcourts, steam baths, armorys, gardens
Petlacalco
- House in the Tecpan that stored Food, Tribute and Prisoners
Order Of Lords In Tenochtitlan
1) Acamapichtli 2) Huitzilihuitl 3) Chimalpopoca 4) Itzcoatl 5) Moctezuma I 6) Axaycatl 7) Tizoc 8) Ahuiztol 9) Moctezuma II
Moctezuma I
- Took after Itzcoatl - Chose to wage war on Chalco (25 years) - Interrupted by great famine - Then conquered Hotlands so they could get Food - Then conquered Oaxaca for trade Routes and Craftsman
Types Of Political Expansion
- Concentric Contiguous Expansion - (Conquering Neighbors) - Leapfrog Pattern - (skip a powerful person to conquer a weaker one) - Infilling Pattern - (Once weaker states conquered go back to get the powerful one)
Cemmitli
- Shown with an arrow - Elbow to opposite fingertip (4.5 feet)
Cemmatl
- Shown with a Hand - Armspan (6 feet)
Cenyollotli
- Shown with a Heart - Sternum to fingertip (3 feet)
Ceniacatl
- Single arm lenth (2 feet)
Petoni
- Elbow to wrist (1 foot)
Axis Mundi
- Main Temple of Tenochtitlan
1st Sun
- 4 jaguar - Lasted 7 centuries - Jaguar ate the sun
2nd Sun
- 4 Wind - Lasted 4 Centuries - sun was carried away by a huge Wind Storm
3rd Sun
- 4 Rain - Confrontation of the gods and people were killed by a fire - Died by the sun Burning Up
4th Sun
- 4 Water - The Heavens collapsed after a century and Swallowed up the Sun
5th Sun
- Named Nahui Ollin (4 Movement) - Sun of the Aztecs
Story of Fifth Sun
- Gods met at Teotihuacan and made a Bonfire - Tecuciztecatl was supposed to jump in to make the sun but Pussed Out - Nanahuatzin did it then Tecuciztecatl Jumped in from Jealousy - N = Sun T = Moon - All Gods jumped in so the Sun would move and Ehecatl blew at …
Creation of the Universe
- Oxomoco (Girl) and Cipactonal (Guy) - Created Tlatecuhtli the Earth Monster - Then Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca split her in Half which made the Sky and the Earth. - Turn themselves into Trees to Hold Sky Up which are now the Cardinal Directions
Structure of the Universe
- 9 Upper Skies - 4 Lower Skies (Earth) - 9 Levels of the Underworld
3 Aztec Calenders
1) Ritual calender 2) Solar Calender 3) Century Calender
Xiuhmolpillia
- "New Fire Ceremony" - Held every 52 Years
Tonalpohualli
- Ritual Calender - 260 Days, 20 Months of 13 Days each
Xiuhuitl
- Solar Year - 360 Days, 18 Months of 20 Days each Plus 5 days (Meztli)
Cipactli
- Earth Monster
Ritual Calender Month Names
1) Caimen 11) Monkey 2) WInd 12) Grass 3) House 13) Reed 4) Lizard 14) Jaguar 5) Snake 15) Eagle 6) Death 16) Vulture 7) Deer 17) Earthquake 8) Rabbit 18) Flint 9) Water 19) Rain 10) Dog 20) Flower
Coateocalli
- Placce where the Gods of Captured states Stayed.
Coyolxuahqui
- Stone Disc of the Moon - At the Foot of the Templo Mayor
Calpixque
- the Tribute Collector
Axayacatl
- Succeeded Moctezuma I - Waged war on Matlazinca of Toluca - Civil war breaks out with Tlatelolco and Ax. Beats their king - Tried to Conquer Toluca Valley and lost so Started losing Prestige
Tizoc
- Succeeded Axayacatl - Waged on Meztitlan and Lost - Focused on Architecture - Poisoned and Died
Ahuizotl
- Succeeded Tizoc - Tightened grip on empire and Conquered the Otomis, and the Trade Routes past Tehuantepec - Accidently flooded Tenochtitlan when making another Aquaduct
Moctezuma II
- Succeeded Ahuizotol - Son of Axayacatl - Replaced all Old Nobles with Younger ones

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