The Land
The Aztec Empire was located primarily in this modern country.
Where is Mexico?
The Aztec built these types of raised waterways to help transport water around their cities.
What are Aqueducts?
This type of bloody ritual was common in the Aztec religion, often involved carving out the hearts of a living person.
What is human sacrifice?
Tenochtitlan was almost completely destroyed by the Spanish, this city now sits where it once stood.
Where is Mexico City?
Mr. Schaelow is here to teach these two main subjects...
What is Math and Social Studies?
Mountains were considered sacred by the Aztec people for this reason.
What is being able to get closer to the gods?
Trade was very important to the Aztec people for many reasons, name one.
Why is, they couldn't produce tropical fruit, they couldn't produce cocoa or they didn't have tropical birds around needed for feathers for their clothing?
There were 2 calendars the Aztecs followed, each had a different number of days per year, one of them had this many days.
What is 365 Days (Standard) or 260 Days (Sacred)?
This unique design about the city allowed for the Aztec's to greatly delay potential invaders from attacking Tenochtitlan.
What is easily destroyable bridges?
Mr. Schaelow goes to this University located in Edmonton.
Where is the University of Alberta?
Name 1 Positive and 1 Negative for living between mountains provided for the Aztec people.
What is,
(+) Provides Protection or Provided Natural Borders
(-) Mountains Limit Expansion or Can Lead to Flash Floods
The Aztec's were able to farm in the middle of a lake using these special farming areas.
What are Chinampa's or "Floating Islands"?
DAILY DOUBLE!
This important ceremony took place every 52 years and ensured the Aztec people were blessed with another Sun.
What is the New Fire Ceremony?
The Aztec's believed Tenochtitlan was the center of...
What is the world?
The Cologne Cathedral (Also Known as The Cathedral of St. Peter) is located in this country which Mr. Schaelow visited last summer.
Where is Germany?
The name of the lake that Tenochtitlan was located in.
Where is Lake Texcoco?
This valuable resource was combined with hot chili peppers, and cornmeal to make a drink which the Aztec's believed gave them wisdom and power.
What are cocoa beans?
The Aztec believed that there were four era's before the present one, each destroyed by something, name 2.
What is because of:
Jaguars, Hurricanes, Fiery Rain and a Flood?
Tenochtitlan was divided into 4 sections, the central section containing these important structures.
What are temples/the Great Temple?
Mr. Schaelow thinks which Grade 8 Social Studies Unit is one of the coolest units of Social Studies ever.
What is Japan (From Isolation to Adaptation)?
Tenochtitlan was the center of the Aztec Empire but there were seven other cities that were close to it, name one.
Where is: Teotihuacan, Azcapotzalco, Tlacopan, Texcoco, Culhuacan, Chalco or Xochimilco?
The status or rank of an Aztec warrior was often based on this accomplishment.
What is the number of people they captured?
Huitzilopochtli is the, main Aztec god, was also the god of these two aspects.
What is War and the Sun?
Aztec legend says the patron god of the Aztec's commanded the people to migrate south until they found this sign, only then should they settle and build a great city.
What was an eagle perching on a cactus?
Mr. Schaelow is known to play both of the games that many of the character models from Mr. Heberts class are from, name one of these games.
What is Warhammer or Dungeons and Dragons?