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Aztec Culture Shelby Bampfield IDT Content Area: Social
Studies
Grade Level: 3 Summary: The purpose of this instructional
PowerPoint is to give students an idea ofwho the Aztecs were and
what their culture was like. Learning Objective: Given information
about life in the Aztec culture, students willanswer questions with
80% accuracy. 3.15 Use information gained from timelines, primary
sources, media, andinformational text to identify major historical
events and patterns in North America.(C, G, H, P) Suggestions are
as follows: Mayan Culture, Aztec Culture, ColonialAmerica, the
American Revolution, the Panama Canal, and current events. Aztec
life for children
Children of the noble class went to school known as calmecac.
Workers children attended telpochcalli where they
learnedoccupational skills, warfare, history, good citizenship,
andreligion. Outside of school, boys were trained to fight because
war wasa big part of the Aztec culture. Girls were trained for
marriage. For fun, children played tlachtli, a ball game for teams
similar toa combination of basketball and soccer. Another game they
played was patolli, a gambling game playedwith dried beans and
pebbles. Aztec Social Classes The Aztec social class was set up
like a pyramid with the emperor atthe top. The emperor ruled the
capital, Tenochtitlan. AZTEC SOCIAL CLASS CONTINUED
Just below the emperor was the Tecuhtli who ruled the other
city-states. Below them was the Pipiltin or the noble class. The
noble class were theonly ones that could wear certain types of
clothes and jewelry such asfeathers and gold. The nobles were often
high ranked in the government,army, or priesthood. The common
people in Aztec society were known as Macehualtin. Thisclass
included the farmers, warriors, and craftsmen. Slaves were at the
bottom of the system. Slaves had certain rights as theycould not be
mistreated by their owners, they could by their freedom, andthey
could not be sold by their masters unless they agreed. AZTEC SOCIAL
CLASS CONTINUED AZTEC FOOD One of the major foods farmed and
consumed in Aztec culture is maize (yellow corn).Other foods often
consumed are avocados, tomatoes, tamales, tortillas, vegetables,
meat, corn, chili peppers, squash, and chocolate. Aztec women Aztec
women stayed at home as their role was the cook andhousekeeper.
These women would spend hours grinding corn for making flour
andtortillas. She would also can rear crops and take care of the
dogs andturkey, their main meat source. Aztec war Aztec boys were
raised up learning how to fight.
Because Aztec boys became a man in society at age 17, a
commonerwanting to go to war started out in the lower ranks. Learn
more about how Aztec warriors were initiated into the army andmoved
up in ranking as a warrior: Aztec religion Religion was a very
important part of Aztec culture, and music was amajor part of
religious ceremonies. Instruments Aztecs used were shells, rattles,
whistles, horns, bells, anddrums. Aztec religion also traditionally
included human sacrifices and religiousfestivals held accordingly
with the Aztec calendar. Test your aztEc knowledge
Answer the following questions about Aztec culture aswe have
learned about Aztec children, women, food,war, and religion. The
Aztec ball game known as tlachtli was a combination ofwhich two
games? A) baseball and soccer B) soccer and lacrosse C) basketball
and soccer D) basketball and lacrosse CORRECT! GREAT WORK True or
False? Slaves in the Aztec society were oftenfarmers or
warriors?
True of False? Yellow corn was known as maize and was oneof the
major foods grown and consumed by Aztecs? CORRECT! GREAT WORK
CORRECT! GREAT WORK True or false? Aztec women were allowed to
fight in warsto protect their people?
Which societies in the Aztec army were the largest andmost
well-known? A) Jaguars and Dragons B) Eagles and Lions C) Dragons
and Lions D) Jaguars and Eagles CORRECT! GREAT WORK CORRECT! GREAT
WORK Summary Today we have learned about daily lives of children in
Aztec culture. Welearned what kind of school Aztec children
attended and what kind ofskills they learned. We also learned what
kind of games Aztec childrenplayed. We learned how Aztec social
classes were organized, what kind of foodsAztecs grew and ate, and
what womens roles were like in the Aztecculture. We also learned
what war was like for Aztecs as well as religion.Through analyzing
the Aztec culture we can infer that Aztecs were strictin how they
conducted their society and were serious about followingthe law.
Works Cited https://kidskonnect.com/history/ancient-aztec/
aztecs/aztec-women/ INCORRECT PLEASE TRY AGAIN
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