Today’s Walking Classroom podcast teaches about the Aztecs, an ancient Mexican civilization. The Aztec city of Tenochtitlan was one of the great cities of the world. In addition to its prime location, which protected it from attack, it was quite luxurious with extravagant temples, canals, market squares, and wide streets. The entire Aztec civilization was wiped out by a small army of Spanish conquistadors led by a man named Cortez in the early 1500s.
Character Value: Overcoming struggles
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.3, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
RH.6-8.4
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Quiz: (Make sure you're already logged into your Gmail account, then click to copy this Google form to your Google Drive. Quiz keys are here.)
The Aztec Google Quiz
Slide Deck:
The Aztec Slide Deck
Introduces reasons why the Aztec empire fell.
Lists interesting facts about Aztecs. (**Contains one graphic drawing of a human sacrifice**)
Go on a virtual tour of Tenochtitlan, capital city of the Aztec empire.
Discover where the Aztecs lived (Activity 1) in this activity from the National Endowment for the Humanities and National Geographic.
Research and report on different aspects of Aztec culture (Activity 2) in this project from the National Endowment for the Humanities and National Geographic.
Identify terms relating to the Aztec.
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