Grade 8
a. Completa los artículos en la revista ¿Qué tal? para el lunes.
b. If you were absent or at band, please copy and paste the link below to view the documentary (
In Search of History: The Aztec Empire). Answer the corresponding questions.
Due Monday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP2HHYQjN7E
Preguntas
1. Where was the Aztec empire located?
2. What was the name of their capital city
and when was it the largest city in the world?
3. Through whom did the Aztecs believe that
the gods spoke to them?
4. Why did the Aztecs believe that making
offerings to their gods was important?
5. Why did they offer the heart?
6. How did the Aztecs end up settling where
Mexico City is today?
7. Why were the Spanish in awe of Tenochtitlan?
8. Describe Tenochtitlan
9. How did the Aztecs determine what days
to plant and harvest?
10. The Aztecs were great warriors but they
excelled in other areas as well. What were those areas?
11. How many people did the Aztecs govern?
12. What was the goal of the Aztec warrior?
13. In what year had the Aztec empire
reached its height of power?
14. What was the name of the Aztec emperor
when the Spanish arrived?
15. Could the emperor be talked to or
looked at? Why not?
16. In Montezuma’s dream, who would return
to reclaim his throne?
17. How did Montezuma treat the Spanish
initially?
18. Who was Malinche and how do the Mexican
people view her today?
19. According to the video, how did the
Aztecs view the Spanish and how did the Spanish view the Aztecs?
20. How was Cortez able to conquer the
Aztecs? Did he receive any help?
21. What happened to Montezuma?
22. Were the Aztecs able to fight back?
23. During the conquest, what happened to
the Aztecs?
24. What important discovery was made in 1978?
25. According to some historians, what is
the biggest misconception about the Aztecs?
