Our amazing trip to Aztec life at The British Museum
On the 8th May 2014 Perseus Class went to the British Museum to find out some more information about the Aztecs.
We had some worksheets to fill in about Aztec life, Animals, Material evidence and Aztec gods.
Aztec life
Did you know...
Long handle censors were used to make ritual offerings of burning incense.
Small carvings were used as personal amulets or man's fashioned in stone of greenish hint.
Women holding children included ball games curing ceremonies and domestic activities.
Religion
Stone sculptures of female deities.
As the goddess of tlazolli, Talzolteotl was charged with purification and curing, she is also linked to concepts of birth fevtility and sacrifice.
Trade
They inseribed or stone text and figural scenes to record dates and things that happened that day.
War
A wooden spear thrower was used for hunting and gathering, over time it was used as a weapon of war and a symble for the kings prowess as a warrior.
We had some worksheets to fill in about Aztec life, Animals, Material evidence and Aztec gods.
Aztec life
Did you know...
Long handle censors were used to make ritual offerings of burning incense.
Small carvings were used as personal amulets or man's fashioned in stone of greenish hint.
Women holding children included ball games curing ceremonies and domestic activities.
Religion
Stone sculptures of female deities.
As the goddess of tlazolli, Talzolteotl was charged with purification and curing, she is also linked to concepts of birth fevtility and sacrifice.
Trade
They inseribed or stone text and figural scenes to record dates and things that happened that day.
War
A wooden spear thrower was used for hunting and gathering, over time it was used as a weapon of war and a symble for the kings prowess as a warrior.