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120. Aztec education

Education Bookcast

CHAPTER

Aztec Metric Compositions

Had the Aztecs been able to write their literature it would all have disappeared in the ruthless destruction of indian libraries wrought by the spanish conquerors and their native allies. While attendance at the house of youth and the calmicak was largely determined by social class background there was nevertheless a certain degree of choice involved in the selection of the school one son would attend. All young men in Aztec society regardless of their social background attended one or the other of these institutions while all boys went on for further schooling.

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