Fact sheet on the Aztecs
Title: Fact sheet on the Aztecs
Category: /History
Details: Words: 572 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Fact sheet on the Aztecs
Category: /History
Details: Words: 572 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Geography-
-Capital city Tenochtitlan. Located in Lake Texacoco.
- Land was very fertile.
-<Tab/>Expanded Tenochtitlan into Lake Texacoco by building artificial islands with mud.
Food-
-<Tab/chili.
-<Tab/>Fertilized fields with human dung.
-<Tab/>Main meal was at about midday. This was a bowl of corn porridge flavored with honey or pepper.
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-<Tab/>Montezuma thought it was Quetzakoatl returning to reclaim his throne.
Daily Life-
-Everyone rose early as soon as it was light.
-Most people in the empire were farmers.
-Priests gave daily human sacrifices.
-Aztec parents strict towards children. Had daily chores; collecting wood, fetching water, and making tortillas.
Scientific Achievements-
-Herbs used to cure sicknesses.
-Built canals for irrigation.
-Copper and bronze were used to make tools.