Mexico Site

This is the story of a wandering tribe from Northern Mexico who through bravery, trickery, cruelty, genius became a great civilization.

There are stories to read, explanations to understand, pictures to think about, ancient writings to decode, pictures of artefacts and temples ... even a giant sunstone.

You will be an historian, archaeologist, and an anthropologist as you untangle the world of the

Click above for Teacher notes

To keep a record of your work you might print out a booklet. Click on the Aztec sign to see and print the booklet.

	Section1		Who were the Aztecs and where did they come from?
	Section2		They were a very religious people and had many gods.
	Section3		The Aztecs built the city of Tenochtitlan
	Section4		At the centre of the city was the Templo Mayor (Great Temple).
	Section5		Everyday life of Aztec folk
	Section6		Looking at some archaeological evidence.
	Section7		Looking at 'written' evidence.
	Section8		Cortes and the sad night.
	Section9		The Danzantes. A little about music & dance.
	Section10		Today's Aztecs

Scenes from Aztec life for you to write 'creatively' about.


The Market	The Palace	Sacrifice	Noblemen

Canoes	The Chinampa	Sickness	Fishing

We've made some Quizzes to test you. Click on an Aztec


Section 1 In the beginning	Section 2 God & Goddesses	Section 4 The Templo Mayor	Section 5 Everyday Life

	The Sunstone Quiz. (Section 6) Look at parts of the Sunstone. Can you tell what they are? If this doesn't load correctly, keep trying !!
	Sliding Sunstone We've even arranged the SUNSTONE into a 12 piece sliding block puzzle for you.

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By popular request

The History of Chocolate.

Click here for the Aztec story of chocolate.

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We've gathered together some images for you to print out / colour / do what ever you like with !!