By : Manya Jain Class: Morton

Ancient Aztec

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Ancient Aztec The Aztec is located near the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean. They lived in the Atzlan civilization but they got kicked out of the civilization by sacrificing the princess of Atzlan. The Aztec civilization is very interesting, Aztec people lived from 1325 C.E-A.D 1521. The Aztec civilization settles on the shore of lake Texcoco in 1325 C.E. Aztec's symbol is on the old Mexican flag it has an eagle preached on a prickly pear representing the founding of Tenochtitlan , the Aztec empire.

AZTEC CIVILIZATION

Beginning Located between Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Ocean 1325 C.E- 1521 A.D. Settled on the shore of Lake Texcoco

Job Commoners: farming, trading and hunting Nobles: were in army.

Food Mexicans eat maize, beans, squash and other

vegetables Of course chocolati and little bit of meat

Farming

AZTEC CIVILIZATION

Clothing Emperor and his nobles wore cloth made from

cotton and wore sandals Commoners wore clothes made of maguey cloth

and went barefootTraditions

Play lot of games and have many ceremonies Tlachtli They lived in large groups Girls are expected to get married at the age of 12-

15 and men in their late teens

Traditions and Clothing

Picture of Ball Game Picture of man making clothing

AZTEC CIVILIZATION

Religion Believed in gods Most important god is Huitzilopochtli: god of sun and war Quetzalcoatl: god of creation Gave gods gifts to keep them happy: animal and human

sacrifices (even children)Ending

In 1519 Hernan Cortes and his army came to the Yucatan peninsula

He defeated Moctezuma and the Aztec August 13, 1521, Aztec is ruined

Pic of shrines

Sources usedLourie , Peter , The Hidden World of Aztec,

Boyds Mills press, 2006, pg.14

Bingham, Jane, The Aztec Empire, Raintree,2007,pg 19

Aztec history ,2006-2012, www. Aztec-history.com