Philosophers in this culture emphasized the importance of “rootedness,” the ability to maintain balance on the “slippery” earth. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this culture that introduced a word for “betweenness” that is often used in anthropology. Much of what we know about their philosophy comes from a 12-book ethnography by a Franciscan friar.
ANSWER: Aztecs [or Nahua; or Mexica] (The word is “Nepantla.”)
[10h] Aztec philosophers used this term for the continuously regenerating force that permeates the cosmos.
ANSWER: teotl (“TAY-oh-tull”) [or Ometeotl]
[10e] James Maffie accordingly argues that the Aztecs believed in this doctrine, which states that the universe consists of only one type of thing.
ANSWER: monism [or monist; accept ontological monism; accept constitutional monism; accept substance monism]
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