Aincient Civilization Project by Molly Petersen https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi The Aztecs en-us 2018-09-24 14:16:24 UTC 2018-09-26 22:39:03 UTC hello@padlet.com What was the environment like for the Aztecs? molly_p258 https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285048072 The Aztecs lived in the middle of a lake. It was marsh land. They also had mountains nearby.

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http://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/diglib/science/cultural_astronomy/cultures_aztec-4.html]]> 2018-09-24 14:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285048072 What were the Aztecs houses like? molly_p258 https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285053813 The Aztec houses were made of adobe, which is clay.

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http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-homes.html]]> 2018-09-24 14:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285053813 What did the Aztecs wear? molly_p258 https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285534249 The Aztecs wore clothes that were loose. They were generally made of cotton.

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http://www.aztec-history.com/ancient-aztec-clothing.html]]> 2018-09-25 14:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285534249 5 cool facts about the Aztecs molly_p258 https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285539384 *Lots of their streets were water, so they would use canoes to get around the city.
*They saw an eagle with a snake in its mouth fly over a spot in the lake. They took that as a sign from there Gods to build their city there.
*They allowed their slaves to buy their freedom.
*It was bigger than a lot of the European cities when it was found.
*They were one of the first societies to require the children to get an education.

I used these sources:
https://list25.com/25-unbelievable-facts-about-the-aztecs-that-might-surprise-you/3/
The textbook]]> 2018-09-25 14:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285539384 Why I chose the Aztecs molly_p258 https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285794864 I choose the Aztecs, because they built their own city on a lake!

I got my information from what I learned in class.]]> 2018-09-25 21:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285794864 Where did the Aztecs live? molly_p258 https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285795635 They are located on an island that they built it in the middle of Lake Texcoco.

I used the textbook to find this information.]]> 2018-09-25 21:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285795635 How did the Aztecs get the work done in their civilization? molly_p258 https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285797053 The people they took captive would have to work as slaves in their city.

I found this information in the textbook.]]> 2018-09-25 21:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285797053 What religious practices did the Aztecs have? How did they participate in these? molly_p258 https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285798571 The Aztecs sacrificed humans to their gods. They would use the people they had taken captive for this. They had temples that they did this in.

I found this information in the textbook.]]> 2018-09-25 22:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285798571 Three facts about the Mayans molly_p258 https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285799373 *They had a calendar that predicted every eclipse for 2,000 years after their civilization died off.
*They had a ball game that they played.
*They believed in a God whose name means corn.

I got my information from what we learned in class.]]> 2018-09-25 22:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285799373 Three facts about the Incas molly_p258 https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285800363 *They used lamas a lot.
*They had a highway on the mountain that they lived on.
*They had a really complex writing system that was made of string that was knotted in different ways. It was called a quipu.

The information I used was what we learned in class.]]> 2018-09-25 22:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285800363 Three facts about the Mound Builders molly_p258 https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285801640 *They buried the people who died in mounds above ground.
*They had mounds that were temples
*Throughout time they believed in different religions.

My source is what I learned in class and https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/anthropology-and-archaeology/archaeology-general/mound-builders]]> 2018-09-25 22:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/molly_p258/gdc7th5tvddi/wish/285801640