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Aztec Civilization

Aztec Civilization

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5th Grade

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Aztec Civilization

By PERNA CAITLYN

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  • Tenochtitlan (major city) was on an Island.

  • How did they adapt to living on an island?

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Location of the Aztecs

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Hotspot

Where were the Aztecs located in Mesoamerica?

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Multiple Choice

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What was the purpose of the technological advancement, causeway?

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To create irrigation systems.
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To build defensive structures.
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To allow transportation and trade.

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To establish communication networks.

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Multiple Choice

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What was the purpose of the technological advancement, aqueducts?

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To provide electricity to cities.
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To serve as a road for transportation.
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To store food and supplies.
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To transport drinkable water.

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Multiple Choice

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What was the purpose of the technological advancement, chinampas?

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To help grow agriculture (crops) on wetlands.

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To create decorative water features in gardens.
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To build transportation routes across lakes.
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To serve as fishing platforms for local communities.

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Match

Match the picture of each technology to its correct name.

Causeway

Aqueduct

Chinampa

Macuahuitl

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  • Polytheistic

  • Aztecs were known as "People of the Sun"

  • They believed the gods sacrificed themselves to create the universe

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Religion

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Open Ended

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What does Polytheistic mean?

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Dropdown

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A ​
was very powerful in the Aztec society.

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Think about the "pyramid" of social classes...

  • Who was at the top of the social structure?

  • Who was at the bottom?

  • Who is on the social pyramid for the Aztecs that were NOT on the Mayans?

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Society

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Labeling

Label the social pyramid with the correct job titles.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Farmers + Enslaved People

Kings

Warriors

Merchants + Artisans

Nobles

Priests

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Multiple Choice

What did Aztec families live in?

(hint: similar to the Mayan city-state and Native American longhouse)

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Calpullis

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City

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Pyramid
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State

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How did the Spanish defeat the Aztec empire?​


(They had 4 advantages)

Decline of the Aztecs

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Fill in the Blanks

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The Spanish brought many diseases with them. The disease the Aztecs suffered from the most was

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Multiple Choice

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What animal were the Aztecs introduced to by the Spanish, and were scared of?

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Dogs
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Cats
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Llamas
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Horses

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Dropdown

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The Aztec king Montezuma II offered the Spanish a ​
as a sign of respect.

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Open Ended

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What happened to the Aztecs when the Spanish destroyed their causeways and aqueducts?

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Word Cloud

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In one or two words, how would you describe the Aztec civilization?

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Poll

How do you feel about the Aztec civilization?

I feel like an expert!

I feel like I kind of know about Aztecs

I feel like I know nothing.

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