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The Aztecs were a fierce and powerful culture in ancient times. They made many important strides in art, religion, and medicine as a thriving culture. Their economic tribute system helped to support military operations. The tributes also helped rulers and leaders to stay wealthy. However, the Aztec empire did not last forever. The empire fell in the early part of the 16th century.

Task: You will create a storybook about the origin, growth, and fall of the ancient Aztec culture. The storybook will have five sections and should be written like you are telling a story from start to finish. It is up to you to decide what five aspects of Aztec history you will present in your story. However, it is important that you remember to tell about the origin, growth, and fall of the Aztecs. Each section of the story must also have an image that goes along with it.

Audience: Imagine that you are making this book to read to a group of fourth graders and the goal of the book is to teach them about the rise and the fall of the Aztecs.

Requirements:

Your storybook must have five sections. Each section should explain a unique part of the Aztec story.
Your storybook must specifically tell about their origins, how the civilization expanded, and what factors led to their collapse.
On each page should be the text of the story along with an image that goes along with the story

Answer 1

The Origin Of Aztecs- (1)

The Aztecs were a tribe that wandered northwestern Mexico but one day they moved to south and were told to find a sign and over time, (More than100 years) They found their home in the Valley of Mexico they called this the Lake Texcoco, but the Aztecs were left with the swampy area around the Lake Texcoco to call home.

The Aztec Society Structured (Boys & Girls)- (2)

All the Aztec children went to school, and they would learn about their government, religion, and their history. But there’s was difference between boys and girls. Boys would go to school until they were 17 years old, but they also had two main groups these groups are very important to the Aztec people. These groups were called warriors and farmers, warriors would conquer neighboring tribes and other tribes in the area feared the Aztec warriors. While farmers would be taught to be a successful farmer, they would learn to turn swamp land into fertile fields and they also would grow corn, beans, peppers etc. Also, there was a group that was called nobles this was for richer families if boys are in this group, they would be priests or leaders. Now the girls, the girls would go to school for a few years only and then they would stay home and learn how to sew, cook, and care for children these would be wives or mothers.

Trade/Sacrifice of Aztec’s (3)-

In this time Aztec had no money so they would use the system of trading. So, when they had to go to the store or anything they would trade the most common thing to trade would be birds feathers the quetzal bird was considered sacred its feathers symbolized wisdom, freedom, and peace. Cocoa beans were also used as trading they were very valuable. Only the very rich could afford to have cocoa beans. Now the sacrifice for the Aztec gods many people worship god, and they would make sacrifices to stay alive and be happy. During these ceremonies, captured slaves were put up on the altar. They had their hearts taken out, while they were still alive. Priests also sacrificed Aztec people. They killed men and women, boys and girls.

How The Aztec People Lived (4)-

The Aztec people were great craftsman they built great stone temples or pyramids to their gods. The emperor lived in a grand two-story house and had a large courtyard. His house was decorated with fine paintings and stone carvings. The common people lived in simpler houses these houses were made from adobe, clay, and water. The religions of the ancient Egyptians and the Aztecs encouraged the study of astronomy too. So, the Aztec people created two calendars. The agricultural calendar was very similar to the one we use today. It had 365 days and recorded the days and seasons. It had 18 months in a year and 20 days in each month. There were five extra "unlucky" days. The second calendar had 260 days and was the calendar of the gods. There were 20 signs and 13 numbers. To be fair to the gods each god had specific weeks and days.

The Downfall Of The Aztec Empire (5)-

In 1519, Spanish explorer Hernando Cortes arrived on the Gulf Coast of Mexico. Cortes had heard great stories about the Aztec people. In the two years before the arrival of Cortes, natural disasters, a flood, an earthquake, and a comet had warned the Aztec ruler, Moctezuma II, that his rule was about to end. The Aztec people thought that he was a light skinned god named Quetzalcoatl, so they worshiped him but then they soon realized that Cortes was not a god. Cortes got the neighboring tribes who hated the Aztecs to fight with him. Fighting together, they overthrew the Aztec nation. The Spaniards also brought diseases, such as smallpox, with them to the Americas. The Spaniards were able to use their wheels to pull carts loaded with food and weapons into the Aztec region. In this way, they were able to defeat the Aztec people. They were able to travel great distances with needed supplies. A mass killing of Aztec people at the hands of the Spaniards took place. This destructive behavior almost wiped out the entire Aztec population.

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