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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

By Jo n ath a n Wednesday, February 4, 2009

The Aztecs Indigenous People By Jo n ath a n Wednesday, February 4, 2009

The Aztecs Indigenous People Shanghai Community International School SOCIAL STUDIES By Jo n ath a n Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Main Video 1. Life 2. 3. Food/Drink Aztecs Clothes 4. 5. Religions/Beliefs 6. Language 7. Games 8. Work(Farming) 9. Education 10. Dance/Music 11. Video Clips Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Contents Main Video 1. Life 2. 3. Food/Drink Aztecs Clothes 4. 5. Religions/Beliefs 6. Language 7. Games 8. Work(Farming) 9. Education 10. Dance/Music 11. Video Clips Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Main Video Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Family Life Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Family Life The family life is very important to the Aztecs. The fathers are the head of the family, they have to take care his wife and chid/children, and his wife looked after their house. The Aztec children always had to obey their parents without complaining. Those who did not were cruelly punished. They might be tied up and left outside all night, or pricked with sharp cactus spine! Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Food And Drink Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Food And Drink The Aztec’s main food was the sweet corn. There are round,flat cakes called “TORTILLAS.” The Aztecs likes to eat spicy food, a lot of dishes were flavored with hot chili peppers. The Aztecs likes to drink hot chocolate, and those are made from beans of the cacao tree. But chocolate was so expensive that only rich people can buy. Why? Because it is flavored with vanilla or honey. Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Aztec Clothes Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Aztec Clothes The Aztecs can tell how important or wealthy people were by looking at their clothes, ordinary people were plain clothes that are made out of “cactus fibers.” Only nobles were allowed wear clothes hat are made out of fine cotton and long, flowing cloaks. The rich people were sandals and the poor people don’t get to were shoes. The Aztecs makes beautiful jewelry that are made from golds and precious, beautiful stones. Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Religion/Beliefs Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Religion/Beliefs The religion is very important to the Aztecs. They worshiped many gods and goodness. There four main gods Centeotl , god of corn; Tlaloc, god of rain; Huitzilopochtli, god of war; and Tonatiuh, god of the sun. The Aztecs held special ceremonies to please the gods. They believe that if they didn’t, the gods would punish them. The biggest building in the Aztecs city was the temple to the gods. Every day, at the great temple in Tenochtitlan, people were led up the steps to be killed. Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Language Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Language The Aztec language was part of a larger group of Indiana languages. Other languages include in the same group as the Aztec language are Pima, Comanche, and Shoshone. The Aztec’s language is called N’ahuatl. The Aztecs developed a system of pictures witch they used as sort of alphabet. They had hundreds of dierent symbols to use in their vocabulary. Nouns were easy to draw they drew a cat as a cat and drew a ﬁsh as a ﬁsh and so on. They joined the nouns to form a sentence, and used them to write down stories and keep records. Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Language N’ahuatl The Aztec language was part of a larger group of Indiana languages. Other languages include in the same group as the Aztec language are Pima, Comanche, and Shoshone. The Aztec’s language is called N’ahuatl. The Aztecs developed a system of pictures witch they used as sort of alphabet. They had hundreds of dierent symbols to use in their vocabulary. Nouns were easy to draw they drew a cat as a cat and drew a ﬁsh as a ﬁsh and so on. They joined the nouns to form a sentence, and used them to write down stories and keep records. Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Language N’ahuatl N’ahuatl The Aztec language was part of a larger group of Indiana languages. Other languages include in the same group as the Aztec language are Pima, Comanche, and Shoshone. The Aztec’s language is called N’ahuatl. The Aztecs developed a system of pictures witch they used as sort of alphabet. They had hundreds of dierent symbols to use in their vocabulary. Nouns were easy to draw they drew a cat as a cat and drew a ﬁsh as a ﬁsh and so on. They joined the nouns to form a sentence, and used them to write down stories and keep records. Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Games Aztec Games Aztec Games Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Games Aztec Games Aztec Games The Aztecs had two different games - tlachtli and patolli. Tlachtli was a ball game that was played between teams using rubber balls. The court was shaped like a capital I and it was 60 meters long by 10 meters wide. One person on each team would have to shoot the ball into a vertical hoop high over their heads with their knees without using their hands. The hoop was placed on opposite walls at the midpoint of the court. In a way this game combined modern day soccer and basketball. Whichever team made the first basket won the game. Sometimes it took hours to complete a game. Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Work(Farming) Tenochtitlan was built on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco. The Aztecs didn't have any farmland, so they devised a way to create their own farmland, called chinampas. The Aztecs planted corn, tomatoes, potatoes, chili peppers, and squash. The plants' roots would grow to the bottom of the lake so they would have an endless supply of water. The Aztecs didn't use any plows or any wheel-driven vehicles at all; they only needed and used a simple wooden digging stick and a wooden hoe for growing and harvesting crops. Fishermen made fishing nets from the fibers of the maguey cactus and used them to catch fish, turtles, ducks, and frogs. Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Education The children learned to live prudently, to govern, and to understand the history and ways of their elders, under strict priestly guidance. The Macehualtin (literally \"workers\": tradespeople, peasants, and builders) children attended a local school, called telpochcalli. There they were taught basic occupational skills, the elements of warfare, and good citizenship. The children learned the fundamentals of their history and religion. At ﬁfteen (15), boys attended either a calmecac or a cuicacalli. The calmecac was run by priests who taught religious and administrative subjects. Calmecac pupils also had extra religious duties, as well as lessons in history, astronomy, poetry, and writing. Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Dance/Music Music and dance were a significant part of Aztec life. Music and dance were closely linked to religion. The most common instruments were rattles, whistles, trumpets, flutes, copper bells, and shells. Everyone took part in dances performed especially for the gods, including peasants. An Aztec 'orchestra' was usually made of different types of rattles and different types of drums. Aztec children between ages 12 and 15 were taught to dance, sing, and play musical instruments. Specific Aztec instruments were used for specific things. The trumpet sounded long, deep notes while the percussion created hypnotic rhythms. The big temple drums could be heard for several kilometers. Their wind instruments included pan pipes, whistles, and flutes. Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Video Clips Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Bibliography The Aztecs; 2000; Anita Ganeri; Steck-Vayghn Company http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXYl6SLegCQ http://library.thinkquest.org/27981/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbKRjqQ5xIc http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/nettsch/time/aztec.html http://www.aztec-indians.com/aztec-culture.html Wednesday, February 4, 2009

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