The Aztecs

by Rees, Rosemary

• ISBN13: 9781403487490
• ISBN10: 1403487499
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-09
• Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree

Summary

How do we know about the ancient Aztecs? How did the Aztecs write? What were the floating gardens of Lake Texcoco? How was the Aztec gamed called tlachtli like our game of basketball? This book explains how the Aztec people lived by describing their government, social customs, religion, and some aspects of their history.

Table of Contents

Who Were the Aztecs?	p. 4
How Do We Know About the Aztecs?	p. 6
History in Pictures and Words	p. 8
Aztec Government	p. 10
What Were the Aztecs' Clothes Like?	p. 12
Family Life	p. 14
Growing Up and Going to School	p. 16
What Did the Aztecs Believe?	p. 18
Ceremonies and Temples	p. 20
The Aztec Calendar	p. 22
The City of Tenochtitlan	p. 24
Floating Gardens	p. 26
Aztec Homes	p. 28
Cooking and Eating	p. 30
Feasts and Fun	p. 32
Sports and Games	p. 34
Crafts and Trades	p. 36
Buying and Selling	p. 38
Aztec Merchants	p. 40
Travel and Transportation	p. 42
Early History	p. 44
Building an Empire	p. 46
Aztec Warriors	p. 48
Aztec Warfare	p. 50
Moctezuma the Emperor	p. 52
The Spanish Conquistadors	p. 54
The Fall of Tenochtitlan	p. 56
New Spain	p. 58
Time Line	p. 60
Pronunciation of Aztec Words	p. 61
Glossary	p. 62
For Further Research	p. 63
Index	p. 64
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