The Aztecs

By Jacob Peak, and Kyle Desotell

Background Information
How did your civilization come to be?
The Aztecs were a nomadic group.

Where did the people come from?

They came from Northern Mexico.

Geographical Features
What unique geographical features did your civilization encounter?
They were by the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean. The Andes Mountains and the Amazon River influenced the Aztecs economic and political development.

How did geography help/hurt your civilization?

It helped them because of farming and helped them create new technologies.

Government
What type of government did your civilization
have? (Senate, Pharaoh, King)They had a
Calpulli government. Families didnt own land individually, it was owned by groups of families. The Calpulli

What were some of the unique laws or features of the government?

They let people own land, and made them pay

taxes.

Important People
Who were some of the most important people during your civilization's time? Be specific with details about them. (If there aren't any named tell us what type of life they had.) Montezuma ii. He was an aztec ruler.A harsh ruler he is the one that lets Cortez in on open arms and cortez betyades him. Acamapichtli the first aztec ruler. When he was a ruler he gained five civilizations.

Economy
What were some of the special features of your civilization's economy? Based mainly on trade and agriculture Thier were four classes of people nobels, commoners, serfs, and slaves. What resources did they have to trade and who did they trade with? They would trade in the markets for food, clothing obsidian blades, and shoes. The traded with Tenochtitlan. They traded tripod plates, shallow bowls, and small spinning bowls.

Technological Accomplishments
What are some of the special accomplishments of you civilizations. Some accomplishments are tools and weapons made out of sidian and chart, axe blades, drills, and a calender. How did they impact the civilizations? They impacted the aztecs by better weapons for warfare and easier tools. Do we still use them? If so who? Yes we do we use the drill for to put holes in

Religion
What was your civilizations religion like? The aztec believed in many gods, they thought the sun fought darkness, earth was flat, if they fed the sun blood it would rise, and there were 13 heavens and 9 hells in their religion.

Conclusion
How is your civilization remember today? This should be broad statement the sums up what you told us in your presentation. The aztec civilization is rembered today as a great nation. They were extremely advanced in farming, warfare, and trade. They had great rulers. They had fair laws and mandotory schools. They also will be rembered by there ruler letting a spanish man Cortez in the civilization. He destroyed the civilization. A fewother things are there games, calanders,