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The Aztecs

Learning Objective: To find out who the Aztecs were and when they lived.

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Have a look at these pictures of the Aztec people. What can you tell about the Aztecs from these pictures?

When do you think the Aztecs lived? Why?

Where do you think the Aztecs lived? Why?



The Aztecs were originally farmers and warriors who had lived in North America but who had to leave their land. This was probably because their crops failed or

there was not enough water. They journeyed south to an area called Mesoamerica (which is now known as Mexico).

The people who already lived in Mesoamerica did not welcome the Aztecs. There were many

battles between the Aztecs and other tribes and the Aztecs were

often defeated.



However, the Aztecs were looking for a sign. They had dreamt that the land they were destined to settle on would

be shown to them when an eagle landed on a cactus. Finally, after more

than a hundred years of searching Mesoamerica, they spotted the eagle on a prickly-pear cactus in a swamp

surrounded by volcanoes.



The Aztecs were thrilled to have found their ‘promised land’ after so long but it was not easy to settle there. The land was an island in the middle of a salt-water

swamp so they were faced with many challenges.

Eventually, through hard work and their advanced technology, they had built up a city called Tenochtitlan (say Tay-nok-teet-lan) which became the centre of a huge empire and one of

the biggest cities in the world at the time. The Aztecs became very powerful and ruled over

many of the neighbouring tribes.



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Where would you place the Aztecs on this timeline?

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3500 BC - 30 ADAncient Egyptians

776 BC - 146 BCAncient Greeks

600 BC - 476 ADAncient Romans 410 - 1066

Vikings and Anglo-Saxons

1066 - 1154Norman Britain

1154 - 1485Middle Ages

1485 - 1603Tudors

1603 - 1814Civil War and

Revolution

1714 - 1837Empire and Sea

Power

1837 - 1901Victorians

1914 - 1918World War 1

1939 - 1945World War 2

1945 - presentModern Day

0 ADJesus is born

1100 - 1522

The Aztecs

The Aztecs moved from their land in North America in 1100. Their

empire ended in 1522, when Henry VIII was on the throne in England.

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