The Aztec civilization settled in central Mexico in 1325 and built the great city of Tenochtitlan before being conquered by the Spanish in 1521. They created their own calendar, known as the Aztec Sun Calendar, which was carved in stone and consisted of 20 symbols representing a 260 day cycle used to predict rituals and events. While the Aztec and modern calendars both tell the days and have cycles, the Aztec calendar was used for forecasting whereas today's calendar only tracks the days, though the Aztec calendar evolved into the common calendar in use today.

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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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