Aztec -- Day 5

Aztec -- Day 5

by Caitlin Irwin

Multiple Choice

The capital city of the Aztec empire was:

• Yucatan Peninsula 

• Tenochtitlan

• Boston, MA

• Mexico

Multiple Choice

The climate where the Aztecs lived is:

• arid--little rain

• tropical--hot

• freezing--cold

Multiple Choice

Because the soil wasn't good for growing crops, the Aztecs:

• invented a new way to farm on floating gardens

• invented a new irrigation system to bring water to the crops

Multiple Choice

The Aztec People domesticated animals.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

______ design the shape and size of a building?

• Actors

• Artists

• Architects

Multiple Select

What were the pyramids used for? Pick 2.

• Worship and prayer

• Offerings

• Shopping

• Education

​Aztec Art

​The Aztecs were very skilled in many different areas.

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Apart from being brilliant warriors, they were able to make ornate carvings in stone and create sculptures. 

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​Ornate (adj) having a lot of decoration; fancy.

​Aztec Art

​Most art was based on nature and religion, with the gods displayed as animals, such as ducks, monkeys, snakes, deer, dogs and jaguars.

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They would also create clothing, headdresses and jewellery using feathers and precious stones. The Aztecs also created masks, mosaics, pottery and knives.

​Writing

​The Aztecs wrote using symbols called glyphs or pictographs. They didn't have an alphabet, but used pictures to represent events, items, or sounds. Only the priests knew how to read and write.

Open Ended

Describe what the Aztec's written language looked like.

Multiple Choice

The Aztecs were too focused with fighting to be able to create art.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The Aztec's writing was similar to:

• Present day English

• The Maya's writing

• Spanish writing 

​Moctezuma II

​Moctezuma II was the Aztec emperor in the early 1500s. In the court of Moctezuma II, no one was allowed to look the emperor in the eye.

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When he entered the room, even the nobles threw themselves face down on the ground.

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​Moctezuma II

​When he left the palace, he was carried in a fancy litter. When Moctezuma wanted to walk, nobles laid mats on the ground so he would not dirty his golden sandals.

​Bad Omens

​Moctezuma was a powerful leader. But during his reign, some disturbing things were happening.

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​reign, n. a period of time in which a king or queen rules

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​Omen (noun) a happening believed to be a sign or warning of a future event.

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Open Ended

Why do you think the Aztecs believed in bad omens?

Multiple Choice

Omens are always correct.

• True

• False

​Bad Omens

• ​There was a drought.

• A comet appeared in the sky.

• Lightning struck one of the temples in Tenochtitlán.

​Bad Omens

​The Aztecs thought the bad omens meant that their world was ending.

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Multiple Choice

Did the Aztec's understand the science of why these things happened?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What would they most likely think?

• The gods are angry

• The gods were happy

• They needed to make a new water system

• They should just rebuild the temple

Open Ended

What did the Aztec people think of the bad omens?