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Exploring the Significance of the Sun Stone

Exploring the Significance of the Sun Stone

Assessment

Interactive Video

World Languages

6th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jackson Turner

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The video explores the Sun Stone, a significant Aztec artifact housed in the National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City. It delves into the stone's intricate design, its central figure representing the sun god Tonatiuh, and its role in Aztec cosmology. The stone records the creation of the cosmos and the five eras, with the current era prophesied to end in earthquakes. The video also discusses the importance of sacrifice in Aztec mythology and the structure of the Aztec calendar, highlighting the cultural and historical significance of the Sun Stone.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the more accurate name for the object sometimes called The Calendar Stone?

The Earth Stone

The Moon Stone

The Sun Stone

The Star Stone

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was the Sun Stone most likely placed originally?

In a temple

Horizontally on the ground

Vertically on a wall

In a museum

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the central figure on the Sun Stone holding?

A shield

A sword

Human hearts

A scepter

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is the central figure on the Sun Stone identified as?

The wind god

The sun god, Tonatiuh

The rain god

The moon god

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the fifth era, or fifth sun, prophesy?

Death by wind

Death by fire

Death by water

Death by earthquakes

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many previous eras are recorded on the Sun Stone?

Five

Two

Three

Four

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the basic unit of the Aztec calendar represented on the Sun Stone?

20 days

15 days

25 days

10 days

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