aztec & spain

Aztec & SpainMs. Jeelani

Curriculum

Appreciate how a society’s worldview influences the society’s choices, decisions, and interactions with other societies

CurriculumHow Aztec and Spanish identities and worldviews were affected by intercultural contact

CurriculumAppreciate and recognize how rapid adaptation can radically change a society’s beliefs, values and knowledge

THIS IS A STORY ABOUT…

AGE OF EXPLORATION

Two societies, both wealthy and powerful.

Building Empires

Completely unknown to each other

Teaser: they were about to collide

Video

http://www.history.com/topics/mexico/videos#the-aztecs

Quick Think

What are the definitions, elements and factors Worldviews?

What is history?

Imagine the first contact between two groups who come from very different places with different histories and different worldviews. What would happen?

FIRST CONTACT

Aztecs and Spanish

Societies

AZTECS: GEOGRAPHY

GEOGRAPHY CONTINUED

Can you say diverse? Deserts Mountains Tropical Forests Ranch Land Rich Farm Land Seacoasts (WEST/EAST)

PLATEAU – large raised area of mostly level land

Rivers

Rio GrandeUsamacinta

Usumacinta

Largest rivers

Pre-Columbian Meso-America Time in Americas before Columbus

(1519)

Region stretching from central Mexico to Nicaragua

GEOGRAPHY CONTINUED

Live in central basin aka VALLEY OF MEXICO

Lake Texcoco: largest of five lakes

CENTRE OF AZTEC CIVLIZATION

GEOGRAPHY CONTINUED

1. Larger cities located around lakes

2. Increase of population of city dwellers

3. More reliance on farmers in the outer areas to meet their food needs

4. Variety of farming techniques, different kinds of food

abundance of corn, chili peppers, squash, tomatoes, beans, and other kinds of food

IRRIGATION

Stop and think…

Irrigation

Valleys 

For Farming

Dams divert water from natural springs to the fields

Why?

harvests on a regular basis

Other Farming Techniques Slash and burn

GEOGRAPHY CONTINUED

Canals

Waterways

Transportation