The Aztecs: the Sacred Landscape

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GH 8 Ch. 7 Skeleton Notes

The Aztecs: The Sacred Landscape

Aztec Gods

1) The Aztecs believed that the ______controlled every ______of their ______and ______.

2) The Aztecs believed in ______which means they were a ______society as opposed to a ______one.

3) They believed that some ______were ______than others. Why is this helpful to know? ______

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The Aztec Calendars

1) The ______emphasized the close connection between ______and ______and between the ______and ______landscape.

2) There were two calendars: the ______and the ______.

3) The ______was dedicated to ______.

4) They believed that there were ______before the present one and each had been ______.

5) Summarize how the Aztec Sacred Calendar worked. ______

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Human Sacrifice

1) Sacrifice had a ______for the Aztecs.

2) It was the strongest ______of ______to the gods.

3) They believed the blood ______the ______and that if they did not give it to them they would ______and the world would ______.

4) ______was important because it gave them an opportunity to capture ______for ______.

5) What do you think of Aztec human sacrifice? Does it make sense in this context? Why or why not? ______

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New Fire Ceremony

1) The ______is an important ______which took place every ______.

2) It had to be ______or they thought the world would ______.

3) Describe what took place during the ceremony. ______

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Historical Perspectives

1) What do these quotes tell us about Spanish society and Aztec society during this time?

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2) What do they tell us about cultural contact?

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Tenochtitlan: The Centre of the World

1) The Aztecs believed that they ______was a ______

______that was divided into ______with ______in the ______.

2) Why would they have this view of the world?

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3) ______itself was also divided into ______.

4) This symbolized the ______.

5) In the ______of the city was a ______which contained many ______one of which was the ______.

6) What does this city structure tell us about their worldview and culture?

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Tenochtitlan Cont'd

1) The ______believed that their ______lived in the ______.

2) Why would many of their temples be on mountains?

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3) The Aztecs were an ______so they needed to build their ______in the ______.

4) ______had ______of ______many in the preferred ______shape.

5) The ______also called the ______was the most important.