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Aztec Society

Aztec Society

„Y Everyone was a member of an extended family called a clan. It included grandparents, aunts, uncles, parents, brothers, and sisters.

„Y Twenty clans combined to form a tribe.

„Y Calpolli, Aztec for ¡§clan¡¨, came from the word Calli, which meant, ¡§house¡¨.

„Y When a child was born, the Calpolli¡¦s priest looked in the ¡§book of fate¡¨ to see if the day was lucky. Four day later, the family of the baby would have a feast to celebrate the birth and give the child a name. At the celebration, weapons and tools were shown to the baby boys, and musica...

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