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The Aztecs 1250-1521
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Tribute: A payment or gift given by a lesser tribe to the Aztecs in exchange for protection and peace.
Mercenaries: Paid soldiers who would fight in the wars of other countries/tribes/nations.
Chinampas: name for the Aztec's "floating gardens" which allowed them to grow corn in the middle of Lake Texcoco
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Foundation/Origin Myth: ________________ __________________________________Example? _________________________ ________________________________
Rewrite the Aztec Origin Myth in your own words: ___________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Aztecs wandered from 1100-1250
- 1250, arrive in the Mexican Valley- regarded as outsiders and barbarians by other groups in the area
- gradually gain acceptance through resilience and work as mercenaries.
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- 1324, wedding with powerful neighboring tribe.
Founding of Tenochtitlan in 1324/1325 at Lake Texcoco
- Bride was actually used as a sacrifice
Aztecs were then chased to Lake Texcoco
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1.) Tenochtitlan was founded after the Aztecs reached their destination in ______________ (year).
2.) The Aztecs pounded _______ into the lake bed, and lashed them together with ________
3.) By the 1500's Tenochtitlan held twice the population of ____________ or ____________.
4.) The Aztecs used the wheel for __________________________.
5.) Without the _______________ or _________________________, experts believe the Aztecs used _____________ to move the materials needed for the city's
construction
6.) The Aztecs established a precise __________________________ to systematically chart the movement of the stars (The Heavens).
7.) The Aztecs also had highly sophisticated _____________, with over_____remedies for different ailments
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Aztecs believed that their Chief Deity ("Hummingbird on the Left") was the God of the Sun and War.
-Had to battle his way through his brothers (the stars) and past his sister (the moon) every night in order to rise again. His energy came from a mystical substance that was only found in Human Blood
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Maya Aztec
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Describe the importance of human sacrifice to the Aztecs and Mayans. How was sacrifice in the Aztec Empire similar to that of the Mayan civilization? How was it different?
Answer (using a textbox below) in 3-4 complete sentences. Use specific examples in your answer
