Engineering An Aztecs 1. The Aztec civilization rivaled pyramids, in its sophistication. Acqueducts, stood as tribute to the gods. and 2. Instead of getting married, what happened to the princess? 3. Peter Weller - Aztec sacrifices were important because without them they and the universe believed "the sun would refuse to 4. The Aztecs were chased to a swampy island is Lake. of the modern day. 5. Aztech King Tenoch had a vision and saw an "eagle perched on a to be the site of their capital city of Tenochtitlan. That large valley isnow the 99 moan ared thi
Engineering An Aztecs 1. The Aztec civilization rivaled pyramids, in its sophistication. Acqueducts, stood as tribute to the gods. and 2. Instead of getting married, what happened to the princess? 3. Peter Weller - Aztec sacrifices were important because without them they and the universe believed "the sun would refuse to 4. The Aztecs were chased to a swampy island is Lake. of the modern day. 5. Aztech King Tenoch had a vision and saw an "eagle perched on a to be the site of their capital city of Tenochtitlan. That large valley isnow the 99 moan ared thi
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History Channel.
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the Ancient Aztecs.
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Engineering An Empire:
Aztecs
1. The Aztec civilization rivaled
in its sophistication. Acqueducts,
pyramids,
stood as tribute to the gods.
and
2. Instead of getting married, what happened to the princess?
3. Peter Weller - Aztec sacrifices were important because without them they
believed "the sun would refuse to
and the universe
That large valley isnow th
4. The Aztecs were chased to a swampy island is Lake
of the modern day
" ar
5. Aztech King Tenoch had a vision and saw an "eagle perched on a
to be the site of their capital city of Tenochtitlan.
dred this
6. Tenochtitlan is modeled after a city 25 miles to the north called Teotihuacan. It mean
" The original founders believed the city was the birthplace of the sun and
constructed this to honor it -
7. How did the Aztec leader Acampapichtl (1376 AD) engineer a solution to the swampy land? (How did
they build a base?)
8. Describe a causeway. (What is it? How was it build?)
9. All human labor was used to build everything in the city. One large stone took
men to
move it.
10. What did the mainland Tepanex tribe control that the Aztec very much needed and a war would star
over?
11. With the help of Nezahualcylotl (leader of the Texcoco tribe) the Aztec wiped out the Tepanex. Th
leader of the Aztecs did what with the defeated king's heart?
the beginning fo the Aztec Empire.)
(Signaled
2. How many tubes did the aqueduct have?
How far did it run?
E. How many times a day did the king bathe?
- Montezuma I expanded the borders of the empire. By 1449 it contained
реopl
Nezahualcoyotl designed the engineering solution to the problem of the flooding in the 5 lakes.
long was the dike?
miles. How tall?
ft. How wide?
ft.
What are "sluice" gates with the dike?
Describe a "chinampa" or floating island.
King Ahuitzotl (1486-1502) ruled during the "Golden Age" of the Azters
He conctructod
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