Vocabulary
Use the word 'highlands' in a sentence.
Aztec farmers in the highlands grew potatoes and tomatoes.
Most Aztecs were _________.
Farmers
What did the Aztecs use to make jewelry?
Gold and silver
Why did the Aztecs use a calendar based on the sun?
It told them which days were good for planting.
Use the word 'lowlands' in a sentence.
Aztec farmers in the lowlands grew cotton and cocoa beans.
The Aztecs in the highlands grew squash, beans, ______ and ______.
Tomatoes and potatoes
They used pictographs.
How many months were there in an Aztec year?
18 months
Use the word 'trade' in a sentence.
Aztec farmers traded with each other to get what they needed.
Aztecs in the lowlands grew cacao beans, _________ and ________.
Papayas and cotton
What was the name of the Aztec language?
Nahuatl
What is our calendar based on?
It is based on the sun as well.
Use the word 'crops' in a sentence.
The Aztecs grew their crops on Chinampas.
Where did the Aztecs go to get what they needed?
They went to large markets.
Name three words that come from the Aztec language.
Mexico, Acapulco, avocado, chocolate, tomato, tamale
Why did the Aztec calendar have 365 days when it should have had 370?
The Aztecs believed that the five extra days were unlucky. Thus, they did not work those days.
Use the word 'pictographs' in a sentence.
Instead of words, the Aztecs wrote using pictographs.
How did farmers from the highlands get crops grown in the lowlands and vice versa?
They traded with each other.
Why did the Aztecs make statues of their gods?
They thought it would protect their homes.
Name one difference between our calendar and the Aztecs' calendar.
-Most of our months have 30 or 31 days, whereas the Aztec months had 20 days.
-Our calendar has 12 months, whereas the Aztec calendar had 18 months.