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Take the Quiz: The Mighty Aztecs. The Aztecs ruled an empire of 500 towns and 15 million people in modern-day Mexico and their capital was bigger than any city in Europe at the time. Take this quiz and find out all about them!

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The Aztecs, or Mexica as they called themselves, were the elite of a militaristic empire centered at Central Mexico when the Spanish conquistadores landed in America at the beginning of the 16th century. See the fact file below for more information about the Aztec civilization.

Aztec" refers exclusively to the people of Tenochtitlan. This city was located on an island in Lake Texcoco . The first ruler was Acamapichtli (1376-1396). He guided early construction of the city. The last and 11th ruler, Cuauhtemoc (1520-1525), who was governing when the Spanish destroyed Tenochtitlan and the Aztec empire ended.

Several types of money were in regular use; small purchases were made with cacao beans and larger purchases were made with cotton cloth called quachtli.

Parents taught children responsibility, citizenship, and life-skills - harsh punishments were handed out if child disobeyed - children of noble class attended calmecac (school) and the workers' children attended telpochcalli and were taught occupational skills, warfare, history, good citizenship, religion but girls were trained for marriage.

Maize (yellow corn) was main food source along with avocados, tomatoes, tamales, tortillas, vegetables, meat, corn, chili peppers, squash, and chocolate.

Children played tlachtli - a ball game for teams much like a combination of basketball and soccer and patolli - a gambling game played with dried beans and pebbles.

Harsh laws maintained order where the emperor would act as judge and the citizens would act as the jury.

N'ahuatl is a system of hundreds of pictures that created an alphabet and scribes and priests were the only ones who could write.

War was a big part of the culture and all boys were trained to fight.

Aztecs used two different calendars, one measured time, while the other was used to fix religious festivals.

Religion was very important part of Aztec life and music was a huge part of religious ceremonies (and story-telling) - the instruments theyused were shells, rattles, whistles, horns, bells and drums.

List of Aztec Gods
(having many gods and goddesses is called polytheastic)
Chalchiuhtlicue - goddess of the lakes and streams

Chantico - goddess of the hearth

Chicomecoatl - goddess of maize

Coatlicue - goddess for the pain of life

Huehuetectim - god of fire

Huitzilopochtli - god of war, sun and the nation

Mictlantecuhtl - god of the dead

Quetzalcoatl - god of knowledge, creation, priesthood, and wind

Tezcatlipoca - god of magic, war and death

Tezcatlipoca - god of speech and language

Tlaloc - god of rain

Tloque Nahuaque - god of everywhere, the one supreme force, both male and female

Xipe Totec - god of spring and new life, god of suffering

Xochipilli - prince of flowers, god of dawn, dance and love

Ancient Aztec Worksheets

This bundle includes 11 ready-to-use Ancient Aztec worksheets that are perfect for students to learn about this historical civilization and empire which were the elite of a militaristic empire located in Central Mexico when the Spanish conquistadores landed in America at the beginning of the 16th century.

Throughout the extensive worksheet pack there are multiple lesson resources and quizzes for students to practice their knowledge which can be used within the classroom or homeschooling environment.

Included Ancient Aztec worksheets:

After completing these worksheets students will be able to:

Have a clear understanding about the history of the ancient Aztec empire and civilization.

Complete a number of quiz and fill in the blank activities to test their knowledge of the subject.

Locate where the Aztec civilization was on a map and answer questions about the location.

Write about the Aztec way of life and their contributions to the world.

Identify the concept being described in a series of statements about the Aztec empire.

Write about Aztec legacies and why thee implications of those are in past and present times.

Justify statements about the Aztec civilization by completing the ideas with their own thoughts.

Compare and contrast the way people lived in ancient Aztec to the way people live in modern day.

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Ancient Aztec Facts, Worksheets & Historic Information For Kids

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Kids learn about the Daily Life of people during the Aztec Empire including food, clothing, housing, and education.

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Aztec Clothing for Kids - Aztecs for Kids

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Lower class Aztecs wore simple clothes, often made from the fibers of maguey leaves, spun into thread and woven. The woven pieces were sewn or tied together. This material was very soft. But it was not cotton. The lower class rarely if ever worn cotton. With the exception of some merchants, clothing was not embroidered.

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Horrible Histories - Aztec Priests' Song

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