Learn more about the ancient Aztec civilization!

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3. Historyyy
 Settled in Valley of central Mexico in 1325
 Defeated by Spaniard Cortez in 1521
 Before being conquered, they had built a great
city called Tenochtitlan
 Were advanced people, created their own
calendar
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4. Aztec Calendar
 What: The Aztec Calendar, also known as the Sun
Calendar
 Who: Invented by the Aztecs
 Why: To be able to predict and know ceremonies,
cycles, rituals, and future events
 How: A calendar carved on stone based on the gods,
with 20 different symbols that each represent
something.
 Consists of a cycle of 260 days
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5. These are some pictures of the Aztec Calendar.
In this picture you can see how large it was
compared to a human. This was the sun god,
located in the very center of the calendar.
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6. Symbols?!@#
 Tonatiuh= Sun
 Jaguar= Jaguar
 Perro = Dog
 Movimiento= Movement
 Serpiente= Snake
 Cráneo= Skull
 Agua= Water
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7. Aztec Calendar vs. Our
Calendar Today
 Similarities? Differences?
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8. Similarities & Differences
 They both tell the day and have cycles. The Aztec
calendar has 260 day cycles while ours have 365-
days in a year
 The Aztec calendar is used to predict or forecast
events that are to come, ours only keeps track of the
days of each month
 The Aztec calendar has evolved into the common
Calendar we use today.
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