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• The Aztec
• 1200bc-1500bc
• Garrett Butler
• P6 Ms.Gulli

LOCATION

• The Aztec lived in Tenochtitlan
• They lived in a marsh in the middle of the lake
• They settled in Mexico

GOVERNMENT

• The ancient Aztec got its structure from its units of society
• They had something called calpulli
• Families did not own their own land but was owned by groups of land
• They did not rule everything but conquered lands had to pay tribute

GEOGRAPHY

• Physical features are ... Swamps and valleys
• A drawback was that they lived in swamps so they couldn't grow crops
• A benifit was that they could catch fish in the swamps
• Also they always migrated

GEOGRAPHY

• The Aztecs average climate was about 12C
• It was very cold where the Aztecs lived

AGRICULTURE

• The Aztec used a method called terracing
• The Aztec used chinampas for their crops and it was very useful
• Chinampas were rectangular areas to grow crops on

AGRICULTURE

• Maize was one of the most important crops that the Aztec grew
• Another important food was the beans
• The beans were found in the chinampas

GOVERNMENT

• People would obey the governments laws in fear
• Sometimes they would betray the government and turn on them
• The leaders were Huey Tlatcani, Tenochtitlan and Tlacopan

GOVERNMENT

• The nobility and priesthood were very powerful but weren't in goverment position
• In the early 1400s 3 city states formed the triple alliance
• The 3 states were Tenochtitlan , Texococo , Tlacopan

IMPORTANT PEOPLE

• Montezuma was an Aztec ruler
• Acamapichtli was the first king or ruler
• Tizoc was a very weak ruler

BIOGRAPHY

• Montezuma was born on circa 1466
• He was a powerful emperor
• He did a couple of things

BIOGRAPHY

• He did things but people turned on him
• He died June 30th 1520

ACHIEVEMENTS

• They invented a game called volador the flying birds game
• They built big structures so they could trade
• They were first to suggest the # 0

ACHIEVEMENTS

• They invented chocolate
• They made calendars
• They were famous for making chinampas

ACHIEVEMENTS

• They built artificial gardens to grow crops
• They built one of the largest city's
• They invented chewing gum

RELIGION

• They believed the sun fought off darkness
• They also believed that if they fed the sun blood it would rise
• The Aztecs thought there were 13 heavens

RELIGION

• The Aztecs worshipped 1,000 gods
• They put strong efforts into their gods
• They made temples to worship them
• Like most others they believed in the afterlife as a great aspect to life

RELIGION

• In the main temple they worshipped the rain god Tlaloc
• To Them priest were very important
• Sacrifice played a big roll for all Aztecs

INTERESTING FACTS

• An interesting fact is that Aztecs were believed to of made chocolate
• They were also known to be warlike because of all the people they killed
• Most Aztecs were defeated by disease not by war
• They would sell their children into slavery

WORKS CITED

• www.aztec-history.com/Aztec-agriculture.html
• www.aztec-history.com/ancient-Aztec-go-government.html
• Aztecs.mrdonn.org/achievements.html
• www.howstuffworks.com/innovation/inventions/5-ancient-Aztec-inventions.html

BY GARRETT BUTLER