Assignment 3C

1. The pre-Columbian era is how the counties of the Americas appeared back in the day before the European countries influenced these countries.

2. The reason why I chose this topic because the more that I can learn about my cultural the better. I like to know things about my past and since my ancestors are Aztec this is a perfect way to learn more about myself.

3. The Aztec’s are a very interesting group of people.
a. The term Aztec refers to certain ethnic groups of central mexico. These people spoke a language that is called Nahuatl.
b. The capital city of the Aztec empire was Tenochtitlan, which present day Mexico City. This city was based on a symmetrical layout that was divided into four city sections called campans. Houses were made of wood and loam, roofs were made of reed, even though stone was what was used for the bigger parts of the city such as the temples and pyrimds.
c. Human Sacrifice was a main part of this group. With human sacrfice people/members of the tribe would be sacrificed to the Gods for certain things that were needed. Examples would be food, rain, sun, etc.

4. I used wikipedia and you tube as my sources.