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Ms. Jeelani. Aztec & Spain. Appreciate how a society’s worldview influences the society’s choices, decisions, and interactions with other societies. Curriculum. Curriculum. How Aztec and Spanish identities and worldviews were affected by intercultural contact . Curriculum. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Aztec & SpainMs. Jeelani
Curriculum
Appreciate how a society’s worldview influences the society’s choices, decisions, and interactions with other societies
CurriculumHow Aztec and Spanish identities and worldviews were affected by intercultural contact
CurriculumAppreciate and recognize how rapid adaptation can radically change a society’s beliefs, values and knowledge
THIS IS A STORY ABOUT…
AGE OF EXPLORATION
Two societies, both wealthy and powerful.
Building Empires
Completely unknown to each other
Teaser: they were about to collide
Video
http://www.history.com/topics/mexico/videos#the-aztecs
Quick Think
What are the definitions, elements and factors Worldviews?
What is history?
Imagine the first contact between two groups who come from very different places with different histories and different worldviews. What would happen?
FIRST CONTACT
Aztecs and Spanish
Societies
AZTECS: GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY CONTINUED
Can you say diverse? Deserts Mountains Tropical Forests Ranch Land Rich Farm Land Seacoasts (WEST/EAST)
PLATEAU – large raised area of mostly level land
Rivers
Rio GrandeUsamacinta
Usumacinta
Largest rivers
Pre-Columbian Meso-America Time in Americas before Columbus
(1519)
Region stretching from central Mexico to Nicaragua
GEOGRAPHY CONTINUED
Live in central basin aka VALLEY OF MEXICO
Lake Texcoco: largest of five lakes
CENTRE OF AZTEC CIVLIZATION
GEOGRAPHY CONTINUED
1. Larger cities located around lakes
2. Increase of population of city dwellers
3. More reliance on farmers in the outer areas to meet their food needs
4. Variety of farming techniques, different kinds of food
abundance of corn, chili peppers, squash, tomatoes, beans, and other kinds of food
IRRIGATION
Stop and think…
Irrigation
Valleys
For Farming
Dams divert water from natural springs to the fields
Why?
harvests on a regular basis
Other Farming Techniques Slash and burn
GEOGRAPHY CONTINUED
Canals
Waterways
Transportation