https://padlet.com/grayson_j916/u6vtd1b49mob en-us 2018-09-21 14:23:06 UTC 2024-11-27 23:25:11 UTC hello@padlet.com grayson_j916 https://padlet.com/grayson_j916/u6vtd1b49mob/wish/284395802 I chose the Aztecs because I am interested in their culture. Their architecture and lifestyle is interesting and different from the rest. ]]> 2018-09-21 14:29:39 UTC https://padlet.com/grayson_j916/u6vtd1b49mob/wish/284395802 grayson_j916 https://padlet.com/grayson_j916/u6vtd1b49mob/wish/284396911 The Aztecs were located in the formerly known as Tenochtitlán, now Mexico city. Tenochtitlán was actually built in an ocean. The citizens piled dirt up until a land form was created.]]> 2018-09-21 14:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/grayson_j916/u6vtd1b49mob/wish/284396911 grayson_j916 https://padlet.com/grayson_j916/u6vtd1b49mob/wish/285041704 The Aztecs recycled all of their waste to lessen pollution and bad air quality. They had agriculture and farmed various types of crops. There were also elaborate irrigation systems that were used frequently.]]> 2018-09-24 14:22:54 UTC https://padlet.com/grayson_j916/u6vtd1b49mob/wish/285041704 grayson_j916 https://padlet.com/grayson_j916/u6vtd1b49mob/wish/285046990 There were hunters and gatherers to find food. Many low class citizens or children were slaves. Some serfs were rewarded to be indentured servants, while children were forced to be slaves.]]> 2018-09-24 14:30:43 UTC https://padlet.com/grayson_j916/u6vtd1b49mob/wish/285046990 grayson_j916 https://padlet.com/grayson_j916/u6vtd1b49mob/wish/285052901 Most Aztecs buildings, churches, or kingdoms, were made from brick and carved stones. Other homes of citizens were covered with large leaves or grasses. Temples of capital buildings were built out of stone that was carved by servants.]]> 2018-09-24 14:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/grayson_j916/u6vtd1b49mob/wish/285052901 grayson_j916 https://padlet.com/grayson_j916/u6vtd1b49mob/wish/285541926 Their religion was merged from various beliefs from their early ancestors. They believe that there is a god for each main element. Some of the most well known  gods were Huitzilopochtli, Tonatiuh,  Quetzalcóatl, and Tlaloc. They also believed in the practice of human sacrifice to the gods.]]> 2018-09-25 14:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/grayson_j916/u6vtd1b49mob/wish/285541926 grayson_j916 https://padlet.com/grayson_j916/u6vtd1b49mob/wish/285550079 They wore cotton clothing. The women would wear sleeveless blouses and skirts, and the men had cotton loin cloths.]]> 2018-09-25 14:36:18 UTC https://padlet.com/grayson_j916/u6vtd1b49mob/wish/285550079 grayson_j916 https://padlet.com/grayson_j916/u6vtd1b49mob/wish/289367873 1. They were also called Tenocha.
2. Cacao beans were used as currency.
3. Music was a big part of religious Aztec ceremonies.
4. They often would bury their dead, under houses.
5. When Tenochtitlán was conquered by the Spanish, an approximate of 250,000 people died.]]> 2018-10-04 19:48:41 UTC https://padlet.com/grayson_j916/u6vtd1b49mob/wish/289367873