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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.