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By:Anhuar Castaneda
Mr. Barber’s Team
By: Anhuar
Castaneda
5th Grade
Mr. Barbers Team
5th Grade
Moctezuma 11
“Leader of the Aztec”
Hernan Cortez
Spanish Enemy
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My Tribe & Region
Aztec Housing
Aztec Clothing
Aztec Food
Characteristics
Plants And Animals
Reflection
Sources
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My tribe & region
My name is Sakima meaning “king”.
I am part of the Aztec tribe.
My family and I live in Tenochtitlan.
This is my story …
Aztec Housing
“Today I was going to make
a simple aztec hut with my
dad and my annoying,
older brother even though
the people in our tribe live in
pueblos.The first thing we
did was imagine it and then
put it in a blueprint.Next, we
gathered some logs and
mud.After that we put the
logs together with some
mud in a circle shape,and
we put the rest of the logs
mixed with mud on top of
the base to make the roof,
and we did not need to put
any furniture inside
because us aztec people
do not need any beds since
we sit on the floor. Amazing
right!See you tomorrow.
Aztec
Clothing
The ancient aztec clothing of
the common people and
slaves sometimes covered
very little of their bodies.
Maguey clothing,rather than
the cotton ,was the rule.
Slaves would only wear a
simple loincloth.The loincloth,
also worn by common
people,was made from a long
strip of cloth tied in front. If
the man had a little higher
social standing, it might be
embroidered or have fringes
on the two ends. The men
would also wear a cloak
made from a triangular cloth
known as a tilmatli or tilma. It
could be used like an apron
to carry things, or worn as a
cloak.
Aztec Food
“It was going to be a great day
because I was going to do the
classical and traditional,
xocolatl(aztec chocolate).This
was what we had to do”.Put 1½
cups of water to boil in a big or
small pot. Add a chili pepper(the
seeds included),to the boiled
water and let it boil for 5-10
minutes.Strain the chili pepper
and seeds from the water,
return the water to the pot.Add
4 cups of water to the chili
pepper infused water,reduce
heat to medium low,and bring
to a slow boil.Stir the cocoa
powder and vanilla extract into
the boiling water,cook and stir
until the powder dissolves
completely,which takes to a
total of 5 to 10 minutes.
Characteristics
The characteristics of my tribe would be:
• Brave
• Courageous
• Determined
• Persevered
• Hopeful
• Caring
• Humble
• Unintelligent
Plants And
Animals
“The animals that live
near us are: monkeys,
lizards,geckos,jaguars,
parrots,hyenas and a
HUGE pack of wolves”.
The plants that grow
near us are the “most
dangerous” plants of all,
which are the
carnivorous/human
eating plants,also roses,
tulips and some
sunflowers.
Reflection
My reflection for my project would be that I
liked it and enjoyed it alot because I had the
chance to learn something new and it was
especially fun.Something I would change about
my project would be to give a little bit more
details and dialogue to make it an interesting
and exciting story.On this project,I think I will
get a B,but who knows,I might get something
else.
Sources
Clothing: "Clothing." Aztec-History.com. 2006.
Web. 1 Oct. 2014.
Housing: "Housing." Aztec-History.com. 2006.
Web. 1 Oct. 2014.
Food: "Food." Aztec-History.com. 2006. Web. 1
Oct. 2014.
Houses: "Houses." Mexicolore.co.uk. ©
copyright Mexicolore , 2004. Web. 1 Oct.
2014.