All:- Will be able to describe the daily life of an Aztec

- Describe the lives of children- Name some jobs the people didSome:- Create links between Rome, Egypt and the Aztecs

1) Where are the Aztecs from?2) What is the name of the Lake

their capital city is on?3) What did the Aztecs call

themselves? 4) How many years ago did the

Aztecs live?

The children were expected to go to work at age 6!!!

Parents would teach their children skills

The boys would gather maize and beans

They would pick them up from the traders that dropped them

The girls made cloth

Many of the doings were based on religious beliefs

Each law was made based on their religion

Life for people started with marriage…

Task 1- What do you think a marriage ceremony would look like?

- You can use pictures to help you answer

- You must include:- Who attends- What the celebration is- At least 6 lines

Usually men married in their 20’sWomen were usually in their mid teens (14 – 19)

They were arranged marriage The parents would discuss with religious leaders to see if the children would be a good fit

1) In Aztec society, what can a man have?2) What was the husband supposed to do?3) How would you describe a family?4) If you had many children, would you be

rich or poor?5) Who dominated society?6) Who was the head of the home?7) Where could the women run their

business?8) What did the older women do?

Marriage was very important Once married you were then given some land and a home

Both the man and the woman would work on the land

Later, the man would likely become a warrior

But there were other jobs

Name 5 jobs you think is needed in society

Farmer, priest, doctor, fisherman, builder, carpenter and many more

but being a warrior was certainly the best

Name 3 subjects you think the Aztecs may have done in school

What might a father teacher a son? What would a mother teacher their daughter?

Usually the educating was from the parents

Father would teach their sons Mothers would teach their daughters

1) What age did people start work?2) What were the rules on marriage?3) What happened after a family got

married? 4) How were the children educated?

Each sentence must be at least 7 words.