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Name: HR: CHAPTER 7 – PEOPLE OF THE SUN Measuring Time: The Aztec Calendar (Page 160) The Aztecs developed some of the most accurate and complicated calendars in the ancient world. They actually had two calendars: a _______________ calendar and a _________________ calendar. The great stone calendar was dedicated to the god __________________. At the centre of the calendar was the god __________________. What was the significance of his tongue sticking out? _________________________________________________________ The Aztec calendar showed how the world began and how it would end. The Aztecs believed there were five eras in all. List how each of the eras had been, or was to be, destroyed. 1.______________________________ 2.______________________________ 3.______________________________ 4.______________________________ 5.______________________________ What was the significance of the Mountains to the Aztecs? (page 153) __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Why was Tenochtitlan called the Island Home? What impact did their geography have on the Aztecs? (Page 154) _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ What was a Chinampa and why was it so important? (Page 155) _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Name of God Huitzilopochtli Tezcatlipoca Quetzalcatl Tlaloc Tonatiuh Moctezuma Nickname Info/role Human Sacrifice: Why? Why did the Aztecs believe it was necessary to give the gods human blood? _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ The Centre of the World The Aztecs believed that the Earth was a round flat disc divided into four sections and in the middle of the disc was ___________________, the capital city of the Aztecs. The city was also divided into four sections and in the centre was a large square which contained the ____________ ___________. This was the physical and spiritual centre of the universe for the Aztecs. C. Expanding the Empire The Aztecs had three ways of expanding their empire. The first was to conquer their neighbours through ________________. The second was to form defensive ________________ with their neighbours. The third was to form ___________________ alliances with their neighbours. What place did trading have in the Aztec society? (Page 165) _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ What place did war have in the Aztec society? (Page 167) _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ What role did Tributes play in the Aztec society? ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Checkup Questions: (You should be able to answer these in depth by the end of this chapter) *Circle the ones that apply 1. Who were the Aztecs? (Got it, Kind of got it, need some help) 2. Role of Gods in Aztec culture? (Got it, Kind of got it, need some help) 3. What type of society were the Aztecs? (Got it, Kind of got it, need some help) 4. Impact of geography on society (Got it, Kind of got it, need some help) 5. I know the main Aztec gods and their “role” (Got it, Kind of got it, need some help)