aztecs

THE AZTECS Here are some links to go to to learn more about the Aztecs and the porducts that they used:

Try this webquest about the Aztecs. [|Los Aztecas]

Chocolate:
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GUM:
[|CHIZCA] Website that creates a biodegradable chewing gum, talks about the chicle tree and chicleros- the harvesters of the sap of the sopadilla tree

NPR conversation about gum: (NPR interview with Jennifer Matthews, author of //__Chicle__//.) [|NPR conversation about gum in the Pre-colombian era]

CORN:
[|ALL ABOUT POPCORN] [|ABOUT MAIZE] =**ACTIVITIES FOR COMPUTER LAB - Friday, Feb 17**= =**Use the links below to answer the questions on the guided activity sheet.**= 7. [|Who is Quezetcoahtl?] What is the relationship between Quezetcoatl and Cortes? (Same website as above # 7 but scroll down about halfway until you see Cortes)
 * 1. [|Go here to find out what the LANGUAGE of the Aztecs was called] (Once you find it, you don't have to read the rest of the article)**
 * 2.[|What is the correct spelling of the major city of the Aztec Empire?]**
 * 3. [|What has been built on TOP of some of the Aztec temples?] (You have to go all the way down to the last paragraph of this page to find the answer)**
 * 4. What is __Ullamatlitli__? What is this a picture of ? What are the basic rules of this Aztec game?[[image:cultureandlanguage/aztec-ball-game-ring.jpg width="125" height="125"]]**
 * Go [|HERE] to find the answers to these above questions.**
 * 5. What did the Aztecs provide to ALL members of their culture that most societies did NOT yet do?**
 * Go [|HERE] to find out about "Growing up Aztec"**
 * 6. [|Why did the Nomadic Aztec tribe end up in a Lake?]**

What the Atecs did for us:
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Do you Dare to try REAL Aztec chocolate? media type="youtube" key="RGNC5UhwFXM" height="315" width="420" media type="youtube" key="rReFhUtZzYc" height="315" width="420"

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