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What were the Aztecs |
Nomadic hunters, and gathers |
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What did the Aztec sun and war god tell them |
They would find a new home where they saw a eagle sitting on a cactus |
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What was the name of the city they built |
Tenochtitlán |
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Aztecs adapting to the land |
Their was little wood and stone nearby they were surrounded by makes and mountains They had many food supply Trade was very important to the aztecs |
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Why was trade important |
They traded good they couldn't locally get Especially wood and stone for building |
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What was the aztec class structure |
The nobles The intermediate The commoners |
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Aztecs family life |
Aztecs lived in a family group in large land-based communities Most men farmed their own nobles lands The women cooked the meals tended children, and did other domestics chores |
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Religious Practices |
Aztec life was dominated by religion They believed in about 1000 gods The most important ceremonies were held to ask gods for a good harvest |
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Why to the Aztec go to war |
Aztecs went into war to expand |
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What age were boys trained |
At the age of 15 |
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What happened Montezuma II |
When Montezuma II came to power. he demanded more tribute and victims for sacrific he was very harsh people began to rebel which weakened the aztec |
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What did Hernán Cortés Do? |
He was seeking gold and glory for Spain Montezuma met with Cortés hoping to avoid war, he got captured and killed |
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What did the Spanish do |
They invaded Disease brought by the Europeans weakened the aztecs Cortés conquered Tenochtitlán the capitals fall signalled the end of the aztecs |
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What did the Aztec make |
Aztecs made unique structure They produced beautiful feathers headdresses, stone sculptures, and jewellery set with precious stones They made Codices Full of pictures and symbols, called glyphs to represent words |
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Astronomy |
To predict planting and harvesting times, early peoples studied movements of the sun, stars, and planets they made calendars with this info they made 2 calendars one for farming one for religion, and farming |
