Following the source analysis, conduct a brief discussion. Possible questions: How did the agricultural innovations feed into the Aztecs’ larger economic systems, including the tribute system and the marketplace? How did Tenochtitlán sustain itself? What in Tenochtitlán are revealed by your chaînes opératoires? As students discuss, record class notes of examples of the for the Aztec Empire. Post the for students to refer to throughout the task and as they work on the next task in unit one. Mapping Tenochtitlán What information about the Aztec Title of Map Empire and Tenochtitlán is What is significant about the information? revealed in the map? Extent of the Map 1, Aztec Empire in page 17 1519 Growth of the Map 2, Empire, page 18 1427-1520
Following the source analysis, conduct a brief discussion. Possible questions: How did the agricultural innovations feed into the Aztecs’ larger economic systems, including the tribute system and the marketplace? How did Tenochtitlán sustain itself? What in Tenochtitlán are revealed by your chaînes opératoires? As students discuss, record class notes of examples of the for the Aztec Empire. Post the for students to refer to throughout the task and as they work on the next task in unit one. Mapping Tenochtitlán Title of Map What information about the Aztec Empire and Tenochtitlán is revealed in the map? What is significant about the information? Map 1, page 17 Extent of the Aztec Empire in 1519 Map 2, page 18 Growth of the Empire, 1427-1520
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