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Andrew Emily Marla
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Their ancient civilization was found in
Tenochtitlan, Mexico!
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FOODS

• Maize Beans
• Tortillas grilled dipped in tomatoes or hot
  pepper sauce
• Tacos Tamales
• Dogs Pancakes with tadpoles
• Newts Waterfly Eggs

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TRANSPORTATION
They traveled by horse and foot!
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Clothing

• Emperor wore colorful clothes
• High folks wore bright colors
• Common couldnt wear cotton, courser-less
  colorful -Women wore loose, sleeveless
  blouses with wrap-a-round skirts -Men wore
  loin cloth around hips with a cloak knotted over
  a shoulder

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JEWELRY
They wore the skull and shell necklaces!
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Contributions to the World
Their ancestors made the first chocolate and
Hersheys used the recipe!
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Religion

• Deeply religious with too many gods
• IE Huitzilopochtli, Coatlicue, Tlaloc,
  Coyolxauhqui, Tlahuizalpantecuhtly

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ARCHITECTURE
Aztec built old temples six times through
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Hernando Cortes

• Conquered the Aztec Empire

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Born Died
Hernando Cortes was born in 1484 and died in 1547.
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He explored for Spain!
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He explored on February 18, 1519
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He went to Mexico, Cuba, then back to Spain
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He explored to prove he had manhood and wanted to
find spices and silver!!
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THEY
Sailed there by ship over sea
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Diseases they brought with them
They brought the smallpox and the measles !

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They Brought
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• 100 soldiers, 16 Horses, Crossbows, Muskets, 4
  Small Canyons, Arrows
• Gunpowder, Swords, Steel-tipped Javelins and
  Lances, Sugar Cane, Wheat and Other Plants

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References

• http//www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvo
  ya/aztec.html
• http//www.umich.edu/proflame/texts/mirror/cortes
  .html
• http//worldbook.com/
• http//askjeeves/
• http//yahooligans.com/
• http//aztecs.com/
• http//questia.com/
• http//elbaro.com/
• Social Studies- Our Nation