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/
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