Year 8A & Year 8B
Today you are going to learn about Cortes and how he defeated the Aztecs and took Mexico for Spain.
Follow the instructions step by step:
1.
But first…
Task 3 on p.18-19.
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Now, let’s see who Cortes was, and who the Aztecs were…
Cortes & the Aztecs. (4:31 minutes long)
3.
Aztec Living were really different from what Europeans were used to. Here are a few more video clips that tell you what the Aztecs were like…
(About Aztec Life…)
Aztecs’ living… (4:49 minutes long)
Aztec Hi-Tec Products. (2:51 minutes long)
Angry Aztecs Historical Masterchef. (2:34 minutes long)
4.
(About the Aztec Religion…)
Sacrifice scene. (1:11 minutes long)
Aztec Gardeners’ World & Aztecs Who Dunnit. (2:47 minutes long)
Aztec Priests’ Song. (2:33 minutes long)
History Specials: Coroner’s Report – Aztec Sacrifice. (3:11 minutes long)
5.
Now, let’s see how Cortes defeated Montezuma & the Aztecs, and conquered Mexico for Spain.
Defeat of Montezuma. (4:05 minutes long)
6.
Who is this?
This is a decendant of Cortés and a descendant of Motezuma!!
On the left is “Federico Acosta, a Mexican who traces his lineage back 16 generations to the daughter of Moctezuma”, and on the right is “Ascanio Pignatelli, an Italian whose ancestry goes back the same number of generations to Cortés’ daughter”!
They met in Mexico City on November 8, 2019 to mark the 500th anniversary of their ancestors’ first meeting. The two men greeted each other with a hug at the exact same spot where their ancestors met on November 8, 1519 in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlán!
“Acosta, left, and Pignatelli: ‘we are all family now.’”
“Five hundred years on, a hug between conqueror and conquered. Acosta, left, a descendant of Moctezuma, and Pignatelli, whose ancestor was Cortés.”
(You can read the full article here.)
7.
Go to page 37 in your Workbook and…
8.
Finally…
The Aztec Empire and Cortes, p.38.
9.
Conquistador Hernán Cortés : Fall of the Aztecs. (55:55 minutes long)
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