Telpochcalli
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Telpochcalli was a type of Aztec school primarily attended by commoner youths, where they received military training and basic civic and religious instruction.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec school
ⓘ
educational institution type ⓘ pre-Columbian Mesoamerican institution ⓘ |
| ageRangeOfStudents | adolescent boys ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Tezcatlipoca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Calmecac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Aztec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| curriculumIncludes |
basic history of the Mexica people
ⓘ
basic religious rites ⓘ discipline and obedience ⓘ physical conditioning ⓘ public works service ⓘ warfare tactics ⓘ weapon training ⓘ |
| educationFocus |
basic civic instruction
ⓘ
basic religious instruction ⓘ military training ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Nahuatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyMeaningApproximate | "house of the youths" ⓘ |
| excludesPrimary | most noble youths ⓘ |
| genderOfStudents | primarily male ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Aztec state authorities
ⓘ
local calpulli leaders ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Classical Nahuatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Aztec Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInCity |
Tenochtitlan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texcoco NERFINISHED ⓘ other major Aztec altepetl ⓘ |
| primaryStudents |
commoner youths
ⓘ
macehualtin ⓘ |
| purpose |
preparation for military service
ⓘ
socialization into Aztec civic duties ⓘ transmission of Aztec religious values ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Aztec education
ⓘ
Aztec military organization ⓘ |
| socialRole |
integration of commoners into state military structure
ⓘ
reinforcement of Aztec social hierarchy ⓘ |
| sourceType |
described in colonial-era codices
ⓘ
described in early Spanish chronicles ⓘ |
| statusAfterConquest | declined under Spanish colonial rule ⓘ |
| studentsParticipatedIn |
religious festivals
ⓘ
ritual dances ⓘ war campaigns ⓘ |
| studentsPerformed |
community labor
ⓘ
public construction work ⓘ temple maintenance tasks ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
14th–16th centuries CE
ⓘ
Late Postclassic Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Calmecac