What was life like for the Aztecs?
04/01/2020
Lesson Objective: Evaluate the lives of the Aztecs.
Lesson outcomes
Some: Evaluate life in the
Aztec Empire.
Keywords:
Culture, warfare, art,
government, evaluate
Most: Explain the rich culture of
the Aztecs.
Starter: What
do you
already know
about the
Aztecs?
All: Describe different areas of Aztec life.
What can you learn about the Aztecs?
Some: Evaluate how useful this source is to you when learning about the
Aztecs. Explain your answer.
Most: Explain what you can learn from the film about the Aztecs.
All: Describe what you see in the film.
Investigating the Aztecs
Walk About – Talk About
• In groups you will be given about one piece of the jigsaw.
• In your pair design a poster containing all the information
on the sheet using as many pictures, numbers and
symbols as you want BUT only 5 written words!
• Your information sheet will then be taken off you.
• One of you will be the talker and will stay at your desk to
explain your poster to other pupils.
• The rest of you will be the walker and will walk around
the class, looking at others posters and completing your
jigsaw.
• You will then return to your pair and help your friends to
complete their jigsaw, explaining your notes to them as
they will have to answer the questions!!
What was life like for the
Aztecs?
• Use your jigsaw notes to help you
to answer this question.
• You need to create a fact file in
your exercise books for what life
was like.
• You need to mention all 6 parts of
your jigsaw.
CAN YOU BEAT THE TEACHER?
Identify the country from the
international football strip…
Identify The Country From Their
Football Strip
RULES
• Do not shout out. Hands up only.
• When it is your turn, you will be asked a question from
today’s lesson.
• You need to get the question right to reveal the
football strip. You will then be able to take a guess at
which country plays in that strip.
• If you are right, the class will get a point. If you are
wrong, the teacher will get a point.
• The winner has the most points at the end of the
lesson.
QUESTION:
In which modern country was
the Aztec Empire located?
ARGENTINA
QUESTION:
Describe the maquahuitl
weapon used by the
Aztecs.
CZECH REPUBLIC
QUESTION:
According to the
Aztecs how many
gods did it take to
create the world?
PANAMA
QUESTION:
Name 2 types of food eaten by
the Aztecs.
BRAZIL
QUESTION:
If an Aztec was married and they
cheated on their partner what
was the punishment?
SAUDI ARABIA
QUESTION:
Patolli- is it a board
game or a ball
game?
DENMARK
QUESTION:
Where did the Aztecs
get inspiration for their
art?
AUSTRALIA
QUESTION:
How was Aztec chocolate
different to the chocolate we
drink today?
SCOTLAND
QUESTION:
The Aztecs used to eat the algae
from Texcoco lake. Why was this
such a good food source?
JAPAN
QUESTION:
At what age did a
boy become a man
in Aztec society?
MEXICO
QUESTION:
How were old
people in Aztec
society treated?
HOLLAND
QUESTION:
Would you rather live in
El Salvador in 2016 or in
the Aztec Empire before
the arrival of the
Conquistadors? Why?
ITALY