Aztecs

Challenge #1: Knowledge Challenge

Where did the Aztecs live?

The Aztecs lived In the part of the Map that is red. Do you know What that area Is known as Today? This area is Known today as Mexico.

Tenochtiitlan
The Aztecs Were the Dominant People group Located in Mexico by A.D. 1500. In 1325, The Aztecs built This city! Tenochtiitlan Became one of The largest cities In the world.

Aztecs were known

For their fierce war tactics. In this way, they protected the trade routes that ran through Mexico between what is now known as Central America and the United States.

Human sacrifice. The Aztecs believed human sacrifice was important because it provided blood offerings. These blood offerings kept the gods happy and the world running smoothly. Enemies caught in battle would be brought to the Great Temple where they would be offered to the god of Xipe Totec (spirit of new growth).

Who is Hernando Cortez and King Montezuma?

Hernando Cortez

King Montezuma

Hernando Cortez
A Spanish conquistador (soldier, adventurer, explorer for Spain) Landed in Mexico in 1519 Along with the assistance of Spanish soldiers and allies defeated the Aztecs and took control of the city of Tenochtitlan. He destroyed the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan.

King Montezuma
The 9th king of the Aztec Empire The first Aztec King to meet the Spanish conquistadores from Spain. Reigned from 1502- 1520 Killed during the first part of the conquest of Mexico. During his reign of the Aztec people, he divided common people (workers) from wealth (nobles) and grew the empire to its largest point.

Mexico- Aztec survivors?

The Aztec people Were defeated by Cortez and his Soldiers, however there Are a few million indigenous Persons who survived. These people still live in Mexico today, and speak A language similar to that Of the Aztecs known as Nahuatl.

Today.
There are still A few million Descendants Of the Aztecs Living in Mexico Today, and They still Speak a Variation of the Original Aztec Language.