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Expanding the Empire. Social Studies 8 Chapter 7. Expanding the Empire. Our inquiry question for this section is: How did the Aztec worldview influence the way the people interacted with other cultures?. Expanding the Empire.
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Expanding the Empire Social Studies 8 Chapter 7
Expanding the Empire • Our inquiry question for this section is: How did the Aztec worldview influence the way the people interacted with other cultures?
Expanding the Empire • Does Canada have friendly relations with other countries around the world? • Give some examples to support your answer. • How does an attitude of friendliness benefit Canada? Are there drawbacks?
Expanding the Empire • As the Aztecs searched for their homeland they came into conflict with many other cultures. How would this impact their worldview? • What do you think their attitude towards other cultures was?
Expanding the Empire • Expanding through trade • One way the Aztecs interacted with their neighbors was through trade. • Very few societies can produce everything they want, so they trade in order to fulfill their wants and needs. • Items that Tenochtitlan did not have: • Tropical fruit (they lived in the mountains) • Tropical birds (they used the feathers) • Gold and Silver
Expanding the Empire • Merchants went on arduous trade missions with hundreds of slaves in order to obtain these items. • Along the way, Aztec traders would make maps and spy on cities, reporting on potential targets for the Aztec Army.
Expanding the Empire • Expanding through war • Read the first paragraph page 167. How did religion motivate the Aztecs to wage war on their neighbors? • The Aztecs created a great empire through conquest. • In the Aztec view each individual was born to serve and die for his/her people. • How does this differ from the Renaissance perspective?
Expanding the Empire • The Aztecs created a warrior society in which military service was compulsory and “coward” was the worst insult.
Expanding the Empire • As the Aztecs conquered new regions they demanded tribute from their inhabitants. • In this way warfare became incredibly profitable. Turn to page 168 to the “Over to You” section. Complete questions 1 and 2 a, b, c