AZTEC COMPUTER LAB ACTIVITY
Directions:
1. Open a new web browser page.
2. Copy and paste this addresshttp://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/mexico/mexico.htm
3. Follow the directions below and answer the questions on a word document
4. Save file under proper format (hour_last name_aztecs)
Email to homework email address
Email to homework email address
Click on Montezuma and the Aztecs
Read Aztec Life and Times and answer the questions below
1. How long did the Aztec ancestors wander before reaching Lake Texcoco?
2. What was the sign that let the Aztecs know where to settle?
3. How many gods did the Aztecs pray to?
4. List 3 ways that Aztecs could get plots of land.
5. How many days were in month on the Aztec calendar?
6. How many months were in a year on the Aztec calendar?
7. What is the best source of ancient Aztec culture that is available to us today?
Click on Montezuma and the Aztecs
Read The Aztec Empire and answer the questions below
1. What did the Aztecs use to increase their power in the Valley of Mexico
2. What was the plan of Montezuma I to get good farmland?
3. What was the name of the alliance that the Aztecs formed with Texcoco and Tlacopan?
4. When Montezuma II became the 9th emperor, what did he believe about his empire?
5. What was Montezuma II concerned about for years before the arrival of the Spanish?
Click on Cortes and the Spanish
Read The Promise of the New World and answer the questions below
1. Who were the Conquistadors?
2. What was the price of conquest?
3. What was the Conquistadors’ mission?
4. What advanced technology did the Conquistadors use? (click on Spanish Technology)
Click on Cortes and the Spanish
Read Cortes the Conquistador and answer the questions below
1. What was Cortes persuaded to do after he landed on the island of Hispanola?
2. What was the destination of Cortes first expedition?
3. Who was on the expedition force of Cortes?
4. What event allowed Cortes to carry out his expedition?
5. Who was Malintzin?
