TCI Ch. 24.3 Marriage (Aztec Civilization)

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  1. 3. An Aztec man could take as many wives as he could afford. However, only one of the wives was considered the ____________ wife, and only marriage to the ___________ wife was celebrated with special rites and ceremonies.
  2. 9. Wedding festivities began at the bride's house where relatives, friends, the groom's teachers, and the _____________ people of the calpulli enjoyed a banquet with the bride and gave her presents.
  3. 10. Aztec society encouraged divorced women to _____________.
  4. 13. After the ceremony, the young couple went to the bridal chamber to pray for ____________, while their guests celebrated.
  5. 16. Even among ______________, an Aztec wedding was as elaborate as the families could afford.
  6. 17. The Aztecs permitted men to practice __________ or to have multiple wives.
  7. 18. When a marriage was unhappy, either spouse could ask for a ___________.
  8. 19. That evening, the guests ____________ to the groom's home for the wedding ceremony.
  9. 20. It was customary for the bride's family to ______________ at first, prompting the matchmaker to then return a few days later. This time the bride's family usually accepted the union.
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  1. 1. Marriages were arranged by the families of the bride and groom. The young man's _______________ chose the bride. They then engaged the services of a matchmaker, an older woman who approached the bride's family.
  2. 2. Marriage marked an Aztec child's entry into _____________.
  3. 4. This word means “the money or goods a woman brought to her husband upon marriage.”
  4. 5. Most men married around age __________
  5. 6. To symbolize the bond of marriage, during the ceremony the matchmaker ____________ the groom's cloak to the bride's blouse.
  6. 7. An old woman, usually the matchmaker, _____________ the bride on her back to the groom’s home for the wedding ceremony.
  7. 8. On the fifth day of wedding celebrations, the couple attended another grand banquet before settling down on a piece of land in the __________'s calpulli.
  8. 11. A man could divorce his wife if she neglected her duties at home, had a _________, or did not bear any children.
  9. 12. A woman could divorce her husband if he beat her, deserted her, or failed to _________ her and her children.
  10. 14. Marriage and family life were important to Aztecs of ___________ social classes.
  11. 15. Most Aztec young women tended to marry around _________.