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1. Turn In Columbus Paragraph Warm up 3/4 = .75= _____% .10 = 10% = ___ / ____ 40% = 2/5= 0._______ Where was the Aztec Civilization? Which explorer Conquered them? What was the Aztec Capital Called? What city now stands where the Aztec Capital stood?

2. Brief history of the cold war • Conference of Yalta • At the end of WWII, the big 3 meet • Roosevelt (US), Churchill (Eng), Stalin Russia • They make a plan for Europe after the war • Russia decides to take Poland and other countries. • USSR formed • Arms race started by dropping the Bomb • Enola Gay- Little boy, Fat man

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4. Today • Begin looking at the Aztecs

5. Aztecs • In Mexico for 400 years. • Nomadic for first 200 years • No one wanted the Aztecs as neighbors. • Human sacrifice. • They believed that if their gods were not fed, they would not do their jobs. • Hungry sun god = no sun = everyone dead

6. Introduction To keep their gods happy, the Aztecs believed that human sacrifice was necessary. They used people to feed their hungry gods. Some of the people they sacrificed were Aztecs. However, most of the people they sacrificed were captured from neighboring tribes. This did not make them popular with their neighbors. Sooner or later, their neighbors would band together to chase the Aztecs away.

7. Settlement When the Aztecs first arrived in the Valley of Mexico, other tribes were already living on the best land in the area. This time, rather than fight for the best land or for captives to feed their hungry gods, the Aztecs quietly settled along the swampy shores of Lake Texcoco. They built canoes so they could fish, hunt waterfowl, and trade with other tribesfor the building materials they needed.

10. Free School for Everyone • To build the city: • They needed educated citizens • Free Public School • mandatory for all Aztec children • even girls and slaves. • The Aztecs were the only people up to that time in history to have free schools that every child had to attend.

11. All-Girls School • Three different schools: one for girls, and two for boys. • Girls • Religion • good wives and mothers • cook, sew, and how to care for their children. • beautiful woven textiles.

12. Sons of the Upper Class • Nobles’ school. • Sons of wealthy traders and merchants • law, writing (hieroglyphics), medicine, engineering and building, interpretation of dreams and omens, and self-expression. They also learned about their history and religious beliefs. It was a tough school. The boys were humiliated and tormented to toughen them up.

13. Sons of Commoners and Slaves • train warriors and farmers. Boys • sleep under skimpy blankets • given hard bread to eat. • history, religion, manners, correct behavior, and important rituals, along with singing and dancing.

14. Specialized Professions No matter which school an Aztec boy attended, he was trained to be a specialist. Boys studied how to be farmers, traders, engineers, builders, astronomers, and doctors. Students who became builders and engineers designed and built the amazing Aztec cities, including the capital city of Tenochtitlan, located on the swampy shores of Lake Texcoco.

15. Floating Gardens • More people= More food • created “floating”gardens. • Rafts anchored to the lake bed. They piled on dirt and grew crops. • walkways out of mud and. • The Aztecs grew chili peppers, squash, corn, tomatoes, and beans.

16. Face, arms, and legs are generally shown in profile or flat ¾ view, but with a frontal torso •  Faces have a flattened forehead and large nose Typical male dress includes a loin cloth and a tunic or a cloak tied over one shoulder • Typical female dress includes a tunic top or long blouse with sleeves to the elbow, and a long skirt reaching below the knee