PowerPoint (with 8 slides) and one Word Document that considers whether the Aztecs deserve their reputation for savagery or whether the behaviour of the Spanish Conquistadors was worse.
Activities include
- Quick Quiz to test previous lesson’s learning on the fall of the Aztecs
- Source analysis of Aztec artifacts to evaluate whether they suggest the Aztecs were savage.
- Reading, comprehension and comparison exercise on the behaviour of Montezuma and Cortés.
- Evaluation of a Spanish source describing an Aztec sacrifice for reliability.
- Discussion based activity on what happened to Aztec architecture after the Spanish conquest.
- Source comparison on competing descriptions of Montezuma’s death to judge which is more reliable.
- Summary matching task on who was responsible for various bad behaviour.
- Plenary discussion on whether modern Spain should apologise to Mexico for their actions during the conquest of the Aztec Empire.
Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class covering the Early Modern Period.
Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.
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