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The Founding on Tenochtitlan
What interesting or important details do you see in the image?
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What important event in Aztec history do you think this image represents? What visual clues
provide evidence for your hypothesis?
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Do you think this was painted from the point of view of the Aztecs or of other groups living in the
Valley of Mexico? How can you tell?
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If this painting is from the Aztec point of view, do you think it gives an accurate or complete picture
of why the Aztecs chose this site to build their capital city? Why or why not?
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How might a similar painting of the Aztecs look if it a group who lived in the Valley of Mexico
before the Aztecs arrived painted it?
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24.2 The Aztecs in the Valley of Mexico
Read section 24.2 on page 272 of your textbook. Base your answer on the reading.
Name two important groups that lived in the Valley of Mexico before the Aztecs. Give an
example of how they influenced the Aztecs.
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How did other groups already living in the Valley of Mexico treat the Aztecs? Why might
the Aztecs have eliminated this part of their history for their “official” histories later on?
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According to Aztec history, how did the Aztecs know where to build their new city of
Tenochtitlan? Why was this a good location?
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