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Aztec & Inca Women

Aztec & Inca Women. Gender Differences. Umbilical cord of girls = under the house Umbilical cord of boys = given to warriors Sweeping as a spiritual task. Aztec Makeup. Hair in buns Axin as tribute Blue tattoos. Marriage . 20 – 22 years old Wedding at groom’s house Arranged by parents

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Aztec & Inca Women

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  1. Aztec & Inca Women

  2. Gender Differences • Umbilical cord of girls = under the house • Umbilical cord of boys = given to warriors • Sweeping as a spiritual task

  3. Aztec Makeup • Hair in buns • Axin as tribute • Blue tattoos

  4. Marriage • 20 – 22 years old • Wedding at groom’s house • Arranged by parents • Four days of prayer

  5. Aztec Law • Death for adultery • Strict trial requirements to prove adultery • Divorce allowed • Remarriage allowed

  6. Malinche • Malintzin, Doña Marina, Malinche • Given to Cortès in 1519 • Died in late-1520s • Martìn, Marìa, Juan Jaramillo

  7. Acllas • Young Andean women • Chosen as concubines, wives, weavers, & other tasks • Considered an honor

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