Chapter 7 and 8 Test

Just a reminder that the Chapter 7 and Chapter 8 test is this Friday!!! (Social 8) Now would be a great time to start reviewing! Be sure to keep checking this post for updates and some possible hints of what is going to be on the test!

Big Ideas - Chapter 7

I can describe and analyze Aztec Religion

I can consider how geography has an effect on human activities in Aztec lands and in Canada

I can create and communicate with personal codices

Big Ideas - Chapter 8

I can describe and explain Aztec social structure

I can describe Aztec worldview and its relationship to social structure and education

I understand the concept of "superpower" in the world and in Canada

Review

Vocab
Chinampa Lake Texcoco Codex/Codices Calendar Stone Tribute Aqueduct Dyke	Causeway Tenochtitlan Calpoli Telpochcalli Aztec Emperor                Hierarchy Social order

* Be sure you understand scale when it comes to maps and how to estimate size of features on a map using the scale. 

• What are some of the possible advantages of choosing an island as the site for Tenochtitlan?
  
• Look at the sources on page 162 in your text. Consider this information - Do you think that these sources give a fair and balanced look at the Aztec practice of human sacrifice? (This is a paragraph question
• Should service to the state (country) be the main goal of citizens? (Remember to support your answer with evidence.) You will need reasons for Yes/No/Maybe
• Did Aztec society benefit from its belief that all citizens should work primarily to strengthen the state?
• Imagine you are a student at an Aztec school for commoners (telpochcalli) When the Spanish first arrive in Tenochtitlan, you meet a Spanish soldier and describe the aims and activities of your typical school day. Describe your day in a paragraph, with at least three different points of information about your education.