The Aztec Empire: An Interactive History Adventure
By Iacopo Bruno
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Iacopo Bruno
Iacopo Bruno is a graphic designer and illustrator. He is also the illustrator of the acclaimed books Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France and Anything But Ordinary Addie, both by Mara Rockliff. He lives and works in Milan, Italy, with his wife, Francesca. Learn more about Iacopo at theworldofdot.com and iacopobruno.blogspot.it.
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The Aztec Empire - Iacopo Bruno
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
About Your Adventure
Chapter 1: City of Dreams
Chapter 2: Aztec Girl
Chapter 3: Noble Youth
Chapter 4: Spanish Page
Chapter 5: The End of an Empire
Timeline
Other Paths to Explore
Read More
Internet Sites
Glossary
Bibliography
Copyright
Back Cover
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ABOUT YOUR ADVENTURE
YOU are living on the island of Tenochtitlan in the Valley of Mexico around the 15th century. The Aztec people of the island are brave, creative, and intelligent. But European conquistadors are moving in. What will happen to the Aztecs and their way of life?
In this book you’ll explore how the choices people made meant the difference between life and death. The events you’ll experience happened to real people.
Chapter One sets the scene. Then you choose which path to read. Follow the links at the bottom of each page as you read the stories. The decisions you make will change your outcome. After you finish one path, go back and read the others for new perspectives and more adventures. Use your device's back buttons or page navigation to jump back to your last choice.
YOU CHOOSE the path you take through history.
CHAPTER 1
City of Dreams
The Aztec people founded one of the most powerful empires in history. The Aztecs, who were also called the Mexica, lived in Atzlan. Atzlan was located somewhere in northern Mexico or the southwestern United States. In about 1100, the Mexica left Atzlan and worked their way south for more than 200 years. They reached Mexico’s Central Valley and settled on an island in Lake Texcoco in 1325. There they began building the great city of Tenochtitlan.
They built temples and pyramids in the city center. These buildings rose high above the streets and canals of the island. Stone serpent heads guarded the pyramids. Nearby were large villas that belonged to wealthy nobles. There were gardens, fountains, and even zoos.
Tenochtitlan, the capital city of Aztec Mexico, was built on an island in the 1300s.
Aztec workers lived farther from the city center. Five or six adobe huts shared a courtyard where people cooked and visited. Neighborhoods were organized by jobs.
Carpenters lived in one neighborhood. Potters and basket makers lived in others. Farmers planted crops and flowers along the shoreline or on man-made islands called chinampas. Aztec traders kept the city supplied with goods of all kinds.
The Aztecs fought wars nearly all the time. They captured nearby cities and towns, not to destroy them, but to claim their riches. Captured towns had to pay tributes to Tenochtitlan. These tributes might be crops, cloth, or precious metals such as gold and silver.
Aztec warriors also took captives. Some captured enemies were used as slaves for a while. But eventually, all captives were sacrificed to the Aztec gods. The Aztecs believed that the gods created people from their own blood. They repaid the gods with human sacrifices.
Every Aztec boy trained to be a warrior. A few became lifelong soldiers, but most also learned other trades such as farming, carpentry, or jewelry making. Girls learned weaving and embroidery. They created beautiful cloaks worn by nobles. Some girls became teachers, healers, or judges in the marketplace. Between ages