The Awesome Amazing Aztecs

By: Marc, Brittany, Jessica, and Josh

Table of Contents

• Location

• Government

• Religion

• Agriculture

• Cultural & Scientific Contributions

• Bibliography

Location

• The Aztecs relative location was in the Valley of Mexico

• The Aztecs modern-day country is Mexico

Government

• The form of government they had clans of families with strict class structures

• The leader is the Tlatoani or “The Great Speaker” and higher up is a king

Religion

• Some of the Aztec gods are the rain god (Tloloc) the wind god (Quetca) and the hummingbird god

• They believed in human sacrifice and building pyramids.

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Agriculture

• Some crops are maize, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, avocados, beans, herbs, peanuts, squash, peppers, fruits, chocolate, and flowers

• Some Domesticated animals are dogs, turkey, ducks, quails, and geese

• They also grew crops in chinampas, and at celebrations people drank beer

Cultural & Scientific Contributions

• Some cultural contributions are sculptures and paintings

• Some scientific contributions are herbal and spiritual healing and medicine

BibliographyWood, Tim The Aztecs. New York: Viking, 1992“Empires Past: Aztecs: Farming and Agriculture” Microsoft. 4 Apr 2008http://library.thinkquest.org/16325/y-farm.html

Olver, Lynne. “Aztec, Maya, & Inca food and recipes.” 26 Jan 2008. http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodmaya.html

“Aztec Empire” 8 May 2006. 7 Apr 2008http://encatra.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761593151

“The Aztecs of Mexico” 8 May 2006. 4 Apr 2008http://www.cobblestoneonline.net/print_article.asp

Dr. Antonio Rafael de la Cova “Latin American Studies” 15 Dec 1997. 4 Apr 2008http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/aztecs6.htm

Aztecs Location. 6 Apr 2008 http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/pueblo/web8/civil/Roberts%20www/aztec%20location%20Page.htm. Aztec Government. 7 Apr 2008 http://www.sanbenito.k12.tx.us/schools/Miller%20Jordan/social%20studies/social%20studies

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