Download Aztec Museum Projects 1. Artifact: a handmade object, as a tool, or

Aztec
Museum
Projects
1. Artifact:
a
handmade
object,
as
a
tool,
or
as
a
shard
of
pottery,
characteristic
of
an
earlier
time
or
cultural
stage,
especially
such
an
object
found
at
an
archaeological
dig
site.
2. Note
Cards:
a
written
way
to
explain
your
artifact.
These
are
representing
the
signs
and
posters
you
would
see
at
a
real
museum.
DUE
DATE:
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Topic
To
Study
Geography
Food
Art
Shelter
Clothing
Religion
War
Questions
to
Answer
‐Where
were
the
specific
groups
located?
‐What
geographical
features
exist
in
this
region?
‐What
States
are
in
the
territory
of
this
region
today?
‐What
different
types
of
food
did
people
in
this
region
eat?
‐Identify
specific
recipes.
‐How
did
they
obtain
food
(hunting/gathering/farming)?
‐What
resources
did
they
use
to
make
art?
‐Why
did
they
create
art?
‐What
did
they
do
with
the
art
pieces
they
created?
‐What
type
of
houses
did
they
live
in?
‐What
materials
did
they
use
to
build
their
house?
‐How
did
they
furnish
their
homes
(what
did
they
put
inside)?
‐What
types
of
clothes
did
they
wear?
‐Did
different
genders/ages
wear
different
clothes?
‐What
materials
were
their
clothes
made
out
of?
‐What
did
they
wear
on
their
feet?
‐What
did
they
believe
about
the
afterlife?
‐Did
they
pray,
and
to
whom?
‐How
did
they
worship?
‐
How
did
they
protect
their
environment?
‐
What
weapons
did
they
create,
and
were
they
used
for
ceremonial
purposes?
Possible
Project
Ideas
‐Create
a
map
out
of
clay
‐Make
a
recipe
book
‐Create
different
food
out
of
clay
‐Make
authentic
replicas
of
this
region’s
art
‐Design
a
mini‐house
‐Make
models
of
their
clothes
using
fabric
or
construction
paper
‐Create
a
brochure
outlining
their
religion
using
Microsoft
Publisher
‐
Create
a
simulated
battle
using
figurines
‐
Show
weapons
being
used
in
ceremonies
(no
violence)