Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Aztec

For Students 9th - 10th
An encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on the Aztecs discusses the legend of how they first appeared, their culture, human sacrifice, and the end of the empire.
Handout
PBS

Pbs: The Conquistadors: Aztec Life and Times

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about what life was like for the Aztecs before the Spanish Conquest. This is part of a larger PBS site about the conquistadors.
Interactive
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: The Aztec Civilization

For Students 2nd - 8th
Provides a summary of the Aztec civilization covering religion, currency, education, and culture.
Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Stanford History Education Group: Moctezuma and Cortes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson in which students examine 13th Century primary source material of historical record to determine what the encounter between Moctezuma and Cortes might have really been like. With downloadable...
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Aztec Empire for Kids: Daily Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Study the daily life of people during the Aztec Empire including food, clothing, housing, and education on this site.
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Cortes in Mexico, 1519

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the expedition of Hernan Cortes in 1519. This expedition was the third to the mainland and took him all the way into Mexico. This map shows the route from the Battle of Cintla (Tabasco) to Veracruz (Villa Rica de la Vera...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mexico City and Vicinity, 1580

For Students 9th - 10th
A facsimile of a map by Saverio Clavigero (1780) of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) and vicinity around the time of the Spanish conquest in 1519. This map, according to William H. Prescott (History of the Conquest of Mexico, 1876), defies...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Clavigero's Map of Mexico, 1521

For Students 9th - 10th
A facsimile of a map by Francisco Saverio Clavigero (1780) of central Mexico in 1521, showing the Aztec dominion during the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan. The map shows the territorial divisions and native cities at the time.
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bernardino De Sahagun

For Students 9th - 10th
(1499-1590) A Franciscan missionary to the Aztec people.
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Hernan Cortes

For Students 9th - 10th
(1485-1547) The conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire.
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Montezuma

For Students 9th - 10th
Also known as Moctezuma I or Moctezuma Ilhuicamina, an Aztec emperor.
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Montezuma

For Students 9th - 10th
Also known as Moctezuma I or Moctezuma Ilhuicamina, an Aztec emperor.
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spanish 2: Unit 4: El Cuerpo

For Students 9th - 10th
In this fourth unit of an intermediate Spanish course, students learn about and present information about the art, music, and literature of a Spanish-speaking country in Central America or the Caribbean. They also develop vocabulary...
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Ancient Civilizations and the Modern World

For Teachers 6th
Learn how ancient civilzations developed based on the local physical features and how the boundaries of early civilizations compare to their modern counterparts.