AZTEC LANGUAGE

Lesson Outcomes:All:- Will be able to name the language the Aztec’s

used- Will be able to say some Aztec language words- Will be able to write some sentences and

numbersSome:- Will be able to compare the language the

Egyptians used to the Aztec language

History of the language The language has been around in

Mexico for around 1400 years People spoke the language of Nahuatl 

As the empire grew, so did the need to speak the language

If you wanted to gain power you needed to speak Nahuatl 

The Alphabet It has 4 basic vowels i, e, a, oConsonants usually include: p, t, l, r, n, k, m, ch, x, c, s, z, ç, cu (qu), y, hu, p

But before the alphabet there were just a series of pictures………

1. PitcogramsThis means that anything symbol is

That is what it means e.g.

2. Ideograms This represents the idea behind the

symbol So maybe the snake would represent

a ruler Or footprints would represent a trip What do these mean:

3. Phonogram This is the closest to an actual alphabet In this case a picture represents a sound Here is an example:

The teeth represent literally eating.

The tree represents an avocado tree.

Here is a modern day example David was down the

to meet his .

They were going to watch some

You have a go…… You must include: Colour Pictures Words 3 sentences Then we will swap it and compare

Numbers Back then people used symbols instead

of digits Like we saw on the codex Here is an example

The flag represents 20.

The line represents add(+).

So in this case this means 80 snakes.

Lesson Outcomes:All:- Will be able to name the language the Aztec’s

used- Will be able to say some Aztec language

words- Will be able to write some sentences and

numbersSome:- Will be able to compare the language the

Egyptians used to the Aztec language

Homework

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