Aztec codices are texts written by pre-Columbian and colonial-era Aztecs. These codices provide some of the best secondary sources for Aztec culture. True or False?
What kind of texts did codices serve as? Select all that apply.
Calendars
Maps
News
Recipes
Ritual instructions
Historical records
Pre-Colonial (also known as Pre-Hispanic) codices were presented as screen folds, an accordion-like arrangement which could be spread out and read in their entirety. True or False?
Is this codex from the Colonial or Pre-Colonial period?
Colonial Period
Pre-Colonial Period
Which period is this codex from?
Pre-Colonial
Colonial
The people who painted codices were called tlacuilos, which we loosely translate as ‘scribes’. What kind of members of Aztec society were they?
They were men and women who were well educated and specially trained, often members of the Aztec nobility.
They were men who were well educated and specially trained, often members of the Aztec nobility
They were women who were well educated and specially trained, often members of the Aztec nobility
They were men and women who were specially trained, often slaves.
Could every Aztec person read a codex?
Yes
No
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