Chapter 12 - The Aztecs

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20 questions

Note from the author:

Created by Mr. Bergh of San Bernardino City Unified School District at Shandin Hills Middle School.
The following resources were utilized in the creation of this Formative for educational/classroom use:
“Chapter 12: Early Civilizations of the Americas.” In EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO ACE WORLD HISTORY IN ONE BIG FATE NOTEBOOK, 159–167. Workman Publishing Co., Inc., 2016.
& various other online educational materials.

Instructions

Learning Intention:
I will learn about early civilizations in the Americas, the Aztecs.
Success Criteria:
I can summarize the History of the Aztec, explain their greatest achievements, and understand how the Spanish conquered the Aztec Empire.

Mr. Bergh will give you a 4 Worlds sheet.
You will need this paper before starting the new chapter.
The title is "The Aztecs".
Write your name and period as well. Date optional.
If you run out of space as for another 4 Worlds Sheet.
Rubric (How you will be graded for the 4 Worlds.)
4 - I filled all 4 boxes with relevant notes, drawings, vocabulary, big ideas, and connected them together.
3 - I filled the equivalent of 3 boxes.
2 - I filled the equivalent of 2 boxes.
1 - I filled the equivalent of a box.
0 - I did not fill any boxes.

Required

The Olmecs were known as the "Father Culture". For being the boss of the other civilizations.

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The Mayans had advanced agricultural techniques that used a calendar to predict the future seasons.

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Fact 1. Aztec school would teach you how to write and fight.
Fact 2. Aztecs would take captives in battle and sacrifice them.
Based on these two facts can one claim "The Aztecs were a warrior culture."?

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The Inca Empire stretched from Peru to Chile using roads on mountains.

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Using what you learned from the video, type in each of the circles the main events that led to the founding of Tenochtitlan and by extension the start of Mexico.

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Tenochtitlan was one of the largest cities of its time. This island city was connected to land by causeways.
According to this, what is the best definition of a "causeway"?

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Hernan Cortez was impressed by the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan.
"To convey to your Majesty a just conception of the great extent of this noble city of Tenochtitlan, and of the many rare and wonderful objects it contains, of the government and dominions of Moctezuma, the sovereign; it would require the labor of many accomplished writers. I am fully aware that the account will appear so wonderful as to be deemed scarcely worthy of credit; since even when we who have seen these things with our own eyes, are yet so amazed as to be unable to comprehend their reality."

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Match words to their best definition.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Tribute		A tax or gift given to a great person. Often expensive things.
Aqueduct		Archways that transport fresh drinkable water over long distances.
Excavation		Unearthing an object, often old, from the ground.

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How did Hernan Cortez, with only 500 Spanish soldiers, defeat the Aztec Emperor Montezuma who had somewhere between 200,000 to 700,000 soldiers?
Write at least two (2) sentences using evidence from the text.

Buddy up with a student next to you. It's time to compare you notes to theirs. Each buddy will allow the other to view their notes. Then you will modify your notes. Make sure you both have similar key words and main ideas. If one student knows something the other doesn't share that to fill in the gaps. If one student know something but the other things it's not important or incorrect, advise them to cross it out.

Finally it's time to write our summaries. Flip the 4 Worlds sheet. Write at least four sentences, once for each of the 4 worlds, summarizing what you have learned.

Step 1. Open SBLINK. Find the Canva application. Click that button.
Step 2. If SBLINK doesn't automatically log you in, sign up with your school Google account/Gmail.
Step 3. Click this link to open the Aztec Mini Project.
https://www.canva.com/design/DAFl5rvMX7o/ao3ypXleKaEYH-ISKzXf6w/view?utm_content=DAFl5rvMX7o&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=googleclassroom&mode=preview&authuser=0
Step 4. Identify an aspect of the Aztec Empire you think is important, draw or find pictures of that aspect, and finally write four sentences about it. See example below for inspiration.

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Identify an aspect of the Aztec Empire you think is important, draw or find pictures of that aspect, and finally write four sentences about it.
Use Canva to do so, upload the file you finish with below.
Optionally: You may complete this mini-project on paper instead! Ask Mr. Bergh to print you a sheet.

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Rubric (How the project will be graded.)
- I successfully identified an aspect of the Aztec Empire I thought was important, drew and wrote four sentences about it.
- Drew and wrote three sentences.
- Drew and wrote a sentence.
- I drew an aspect of the Aztec Empire.
- I did not identify, draw, or write about an aspect of the Aztec Empire.

Chapter 12 - The Aztecs

The Olmecs were known as the "Father Culture". For being the boss of the other civilizations.

The Mayans had advanced agricultural techniques that used a calendar to predict the future seasons.

Fact 1. Aztec school would teach you how to write and fight.
Fact 2. Aztecs would take captives in battle and sacrifice them.
Based on these two facts can one claim "The Aztecs were a warrior culture."?

The Inca Empire stretched from Peru to Chile using roads on mountains.

Huitzilopochtli, the patron god of the Aztecs, and a god of war, promised the Mexica people a new home when they...

Huitzilopochtli ordered the Mexica to abandoned Malinalxochitl because Huitzilopochtli cared about their wellbeing.

What did the Mexica priests throw far into Lake Texcoco?

What horrible thing did the Mexica priests do to make the king of Colhuacan shout for his warriors to "erase the names" (genocide) of the Mexica?

Huitzilopochtli and the founding of the city of Tenochtitlan, now called Mexico City, is on the Mexican flag.

Using what you learned from the video, type in each of the circles the main events that led to the founding of Tenochtitlan and by extension the start of Mexico.

Tenochtitlan was one of the largest cities of its time. This island city was connected to land by causeways.
According to this, what is the best definition of a "causeway"?

Match words to their best definition.

How did Hernan Cortez, with only 500 Spanish soldiers, defeat the Aztec Emperor Montezuma who had somewhere between 200,000 to 700,000 soldiers?
Write at least two (2) sentences using evidence from the text.

Mexico City used to be the Mayan city of Tikal.

Who was the king of the Aztecs when the Aztec Empire was it's largest?

Hernan Cortez defeated the Aztec Empire with only 600 soldiers and no other help.

The traditional story says that Montezuma II believed Hernan Cortez was a god and showered him with gifts. However we now think that might not be true.
Type a reason, YOU THINK, Montezuma might have given Cortez gifts.

Mexico was named after Mexico City.

Chapter 12 - The Aztecs

The Olmecs were known as the "Father Culture". For being the boss of the other civilizations.

The Mayans had advanced agricultural techniques that used a calendar to predict the future seasons.

Fact 1. Aztec school would teach you how to write and fight. Fact 2. Aztecs would take captives in battle and sacrifice them. Based on these two facts can one claim "The Aztecs were a warrior culture."?

The Inca Empire stretched from Peru to Chile using roads on mountains.

Huitzilopochtli, the patron god of the Aztecs, and a god of war, promised the Mexica people a new home when they...

Huitzilopochtli ordered the Mexica to abandoned Malinalxochitl because Huitzilopochtli cared about their wellbeing.

What did the Mexica priests throw far into Lake Texcoco?

What horrible thing did the Mexica priests do to make the king of Colhuacan shout for his warriors to "erase the names" (genocide) of the Mexica?

Huitzilopochtli and the founding of the city of Tenochtitlan, now called Mexico City, is on the Mexican flag.

Using what you learned from the video, type in each of the circles the main events that led to the founding of Tenochtitlan and by extension the start of Mexico.

Tenochtitlan was one of the largest cities of its time. This island city was connected to land by causeways.According to this, what is the best definition of a "causeway"?

Match words to their best definition.

How did Hernan Cortez, with only 500 Spanish soldiers, defeat the Aztec Emperor Montezuma who had somewhere between 200,000 to 700,000 soldiers?Write at least two (2) sentences using evidence from the text.

Mexico City used to be the Mayan city of Tikal.

Who was the king of the Aztecs when the Aztec Empire was it's largest?

Hernan Cortez defeated the Aztec Empire with only 600 soldiers and no other help.

The traditional story says that Montezuma II believed Hernan Cortez was a god and showered him with gifts. However we now think that might not be true. Type a reason, YOU THINK, Montezuma might have given Cortez gifts.

Mexico was named after Mexico City.

Fact 1. Aztec school would teach you how to write and fight.
Fact 2. Aztecs would take captives in battle and sacrifice them.
Based on these two facts can one claim "The Aztecs were a warrior culture."?

Tenochtitlan was one of the largest cities of its time. This island city was connected to land by causeways.
According to this, what is the best definition of a "causeway"?

How did Hernan Cortez, with only 500 Spanish soldiers, defeat the Aztec Emperor Montezuma who had somewhere between 200,000 to 700,000 soldiers?
Write at least two (2) sentences using evidence from the text.

The traditional story says that Montezuma II believed Hernan Cortez was a god and showered him with gifts. However we now think that might not be true.
Type a reason, YOU THINK, Montezuma might have given Cortez gifts.