Belmont Academy
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
PUPIL BOOKLET
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Who were the Aztecs?
1.
Complete the paragraph below, using words from the Word Box.
In the 1400s, the Aztecs were the most powerful tribe in ______________.
Aztec society was not equal. The Aztecs were ruled by an ______________
who was very powerful. One famous Aztec emperor was Montezuma.
Only certain Aztecs were allowed to ______________ particular types of food,
or wear certain clothing, including ______________.
The Aztecs controlled other ______________ in Mexico. They had often
defeated them in wars and took so people as ______________ after battles.
The Aztecs were ______________, meaning they believed in many different
gods. They would pray to them in temples, sometimes involving
______________.
Most Aztecs men worked as ______________ or fishermen, although some
were professional soldiers. The most important Aztec warriors were the
______________ or Eagle knights.
Aztec children could get harsh ______________ if they disobeyed their
parents. These included being poked with cactus spines or being forced to
breathe ______________smoke.
Cotton
Jaguar
Chili pepper
Mexico
Farmers
Eat
Pagan
Punishments
Tribes
Emperor
Slaves
Human sacrifice
2.
You are going to compare the lives of Scots and Aztecs in the 1500s.
o In the column marked ‘Aztecs’, write a fact about Aztec life.
o In the column marked ‘Scots’, write a fact about Scottish life, on the same
topic as the Aztec fact that you just wrote.
o In the column marked ‘Comparison’, say if the Scots or the Aztecs were the
same or different for this topic.
Try to write two more comparisons.
Look at the example answer to help you.
3.
Aztecs
Scots
Comparison
The Aztecs were
pagan and believed in
many gods
The Scots were
Christian and believed
in one God only
For religion, the Scots
were different from
the Aztecs
If you are finished, collect an Aztec wordsearch from your teacher.
Cortes and the Aztecs
Answer all questions on this sheet
1.
You are going to watch a documentary about Hernando Cortes (a Spanish
Conquistador) and his meeting with the Aztecs.
Write down any useful facts in the table below.
The Aztecs
Conquistadors
Causes of war
2.
Collect a sheet from your teacher. This contains a list of arguments that
Cortes was or was not good for tribes in Mexico.
Cut all of the arguments and decide which side they belong on. Then glue
them to the table below under the correct heading.
Cortes was good for Mexcian
tribes
Cortes was not good for
Mexican tribes
3.
Based on what you have learned, complete the information below to reach a
conclusion about whether or not Cortes was good or bad for Mexican tribes.
Overall, Hernando Cortes was *good/bad for Mexican tribes.
This is because _________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
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4.
If you are finished, complete (or start) the Aztecs wordsearch from an earlier
lesson.