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Remembering the Aztecs

  • Identify historical artifacts that represent Aztec beliefs as related to the elements of worldview.
  • Determine which artifacts best represent the Aztec worldview.

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References

Title: Aztec Calendar
Host: René Voorburg, William Horden and Marta Ramirez
Description: This website contains information about the Aztec calendar. It describes how the Aztec calendar reflects their belief that everything consists of opposing forces.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view information. Click on highlighted terms within the text or on topics in the left-hand-side menu to access additional related information.
URL: http://www.azteccalendar.com/

 

Title: Hernan Cortés: from Second Letter to Charles V, 1520
Host: Internet Modern History Sourcebook, Fordham University
Description: This website contains a historic letter from Hernan Cortés to Charles V in 1520 describing the Aztec city of Temixtitlan and the activities and customs of the Aztecs.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view complete text.
URL: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1520cortes.html

 

Title: The Conquest of Mexico
Host: Nancy Fitch, American Historical Association
Description: This website contains a teaching unit on the conquest of Mexico, including student and teacher resources, related links, a time line, maps and a Who's Who?/What's What? section.
Navigation Tips: Click on highlighted terms under Contents Include to access information.
URL: http://www.historians.org/teaching-and-learning/classroom-content/resources/teaching-and-learning-in-the-digital-age/the-conquest-of-mexico

 

Title: The Aztecs
Host: Snaith Primary School
Description: This website contains information for younger students.
Navigation Tips: Click on the Sun Stone to enter the site. Scroll down to view complete text and click on icons to access additional related information.
URL: http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/aztecs.htm

 

Title: The Aztecs: A Pre-Columbian History
Host: Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
Description: This website contains information on the Pre-Columbian history of the Aztecs, including illustrations, lesson plans, a student reading list and a bibliography for teachers.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view complete text or click on a topic under Contents of the Curriculum Unit to access specific sections. Click on To Guide Entry for a synopsis of the curriculum unit.
URL: http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1999/2/99.02.01.x.html
Last updated: March 1, 2016 | (Revision History)
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