Standard
HS.G2.3: Evaluate the impact of human settlement on the environment and culture of specific places and regions.
Learning Target
I can analyze the characteristics of civilizations during the pre-Columbian/pre-European contact years.
Instructions
Watch the video Tenochtitlan - The Venice of Mesoamerica (8:12) and complete the Guided Notes below.
Guided Notes
HS.G2.3: Evaluate the impact of human settlement on the environment and culture of specific places and regions.
Learning Target
I can analyze the characteristics of civilizations during the pre-Columbian/pre-European contact years.
Instructions
Watch the video Tenochtitlan - The Venice of Mesoamerica (8:12) and complete the Guided Notes below.
Guided Notes
- How many sections was the city divided into and what was included in each section?
- Why do you believe this was helpful for management of the city?
- What was the Sacred Precinct?
- How did the Aztec's get fresh water to the city?
- What are 2 things that you found most interesting that you did not know about the Aztecs and Tenochtitlan before watching this video?
Image Source - Tenochtitlan - Centre of the Aztec World