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- 3. Within the family, the father was the _________ of the house.
- 7. At the___________, or “house of youth,” boys mostly trained to be soldiers
- 8. In addition to working, all ______ attended school.
- 10. Young boys fetched water and wood, while older boys learned how to fish and handle a ______.
- 13. Men had _____________ than women in Aztec society.
- 15. Men built the ________ and worked as farmers or at a craft
- 17. Women fixed meals, tended the garden, and looked after _________.
- 18. All children of commoners ________ around the house.
- 19. When they were about _______ years old, girls began learning to weave from their mothers.
- 20. Aztecs honored a woman's role in giving birth as much as they did a man's role in __________.
- 22. Many Aztec women wove beautiful cloth of __________, and some made cloaks in patterns of sun designs or with images of shells, fish, cacti, snakes, or butterflies. Women traded these cloaks for other goods at the market.
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- 1. The Aztecs believed that the ________ of marriage was to bring children into the world.
- 2. The sons of nobles went to the __________. There, they learned the skills to become priests, government officials, or military commanders.
- 4. Aztec parents began ________ their children at a young age.
- 5. Some older women also practiced a _________, such as matchmaking or midwifery.
- 6. Among ___________, the skills of both men and women were necessary to care for the household and the family.
- 9. Eventually, boys accompanied their _________ to work or to the market.
- 11. Married women could _________ and sell goods.
- 12. One of a woman's most important jobs was to have and care for __________.
- 14. Commoners probably started school around the age of _____, but they only attended part-time.
- 16. Girls' tasks centered on running a ______, and included cleaning house and grinding maize.
- 21. Aztec women, however, had their own ________ and responsibilities.