1. The People of the Sun
The Aztecs

2. Where are we?

3. North America

4. Mexico

5. Aztec territory

6. Why were they there?

7. Aztec god
Pronounced: wheets-eel-oh- POCH-tlee
Huitzilopochtli

8. Told Aztecs to move south
Stop when you see an eagle on a cactus
Build a city there

9. Wandered for 15 years

10. Still wandering….

11. Finally

12. Physical Landscape Two landscapes Discussion questions: Physical
Sacred
Discussion questions:
Is the land sacred to your ancestors?
Is it sacred to you?
Will it be sacred to your descendants?
Physical Landscape

13. Pyramids Pyramids were sacred Discussion questions
In the natural landscape, what looks like a pyramid?
What do you think about mountains?
What do you think the Aztecs thought about mountains?
Pyramids

14. Tenochtitlan Pronounced: (the- noch-TEE-tlahn)
Built on an island in Lake Texcoco
At the time, one of the largest cities in the world
to people
Tenochtitlan

15. Discussion question
What did you notice in the background?

16. Take another look.

18. Mountains Pros Cons Mountains made people feel secure Felt like a fort
Protection from attackers
Cons
Mountain runoff  floods
Block clouds that bring freshwater  drought
Too much or too little
Mountains

19. Discussion question:
What are the pros and cons of where you live?

20. Floods
Earthen dams
Adapting

21. Drought
Aqueducts

22. Up close

23. Discussion questions:
Where does your water come from?
Why don’t we use aqueducts like the Aztecs?
How would you explain the term “aqueduct” to a young child?

24. Causeways and Bridges Similar in purpose Not the same thing
Watch for the differences
Causeways and Bridges

25. Causeways

26. Bridges

27. Discussion questions:
What is the difference between a bridge and a causeway?
How would you explain the difference to a young child?