Unit 2

Worldviews in Conflict

Activity

1. Download the document, Reading/Study Guide Unit 2: Chapter 8, Lesson 1.
   Please save your work to a file on your desktop so you will have a copy to refer back to.


2. Click on one of the links provided to download the document.
• You will then be able to view the Reading/Study Guide Unit 2: Chapter 8, Lesson 1 worksheet.
  
  
  

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3. Read pages 172 and 173 of your textbook.
• Answer the following questions in the Reading/Study Guide.
  
  
• What was the hierarchy of Aztec society?
• What were the duties of the emperor?


4. Read pages 174 and 175 of your textbook.
• Answer the following questions in the Reading/Study Guide.
  
  
• How were people in Aztec society organized?
• What were the roles of merchants, farmers, and artisans?


5. Read page 178 and “Moving Up in Society” and “Think it Through” on page 179 of the textbook.
• Answer the following questions in the Reading/Study Guide.
  
  
• Did the Aztecs have status symbols similar to what we have in our society? Explain.
• How did a person move up the social hierarchy?


6. When you are finished, proceed to the next page.