Aztec God Pamphlet

Name : ______________________
Due Date : ___________________

Areas of Assessment:
8.3.1​ Appreciate how a society’s worldview influences the society’s choices, decisions
and interactions with other societies
8.3.4​ Assess, how the Aztecs were affected by worldview by exploring and reflecting
upon the following questions and issues
•What were the key elements of the worldview of the Aztec civilization prior to
contact with the Spanish?
•How did the Aztec civilization’s worldview influence the Aztecs’ choices,
decisions and customs?

Introduction:
As we have seen, the Aztec people had many different gods which they worshipped for a variety of purposes. Religion
was a very important part of the civilization and it was woven into their daily practices, beliefs, ceremonies, and dress.
Many sources list more than a hundred different gods or goddesses, while others list dozens more.

You will be creating a pamphlet that outlines:

1) Title Page, Including
a) Title
b) Slogan for the Aztec Religion
c) Images of the Aztec Religion

2) One of the 4 Major Gods of Tenochtitlan, Including

a) The Meaning of their Name
b) What were they the God of
c) Specific Sacrificial Rights to This God
d) Explains one of the Myths surrounding the God
e) An Image of the God
f) 3 Sources for your Information (Not the Textbook, Not Wikipedia, APA Format)

3) One Aztec God of your choice ​THAT WE HAVE NOT DISCUSSED IN CLASS.
a) The Meaning of their Name
b) What they were the God of.
c) 1 Interesting Fact about the God
d) 2 Sources for your information (Not the Textbook, Not Wikipedia, APA Format)

4) Compare and Contrast European Christianity and Aztec Religion

a) How did Europeans demonstrate their Piety?
b) How did Aztecs demonstrate their Piety?
c) Similarities and Differences?
d) 2 Sources for your information (Not the Textbook, Not Wikipedia, APA Format)
 Set-Up For Your Pamphlet
We will be using an 8.5” x 11” Piece of paper, Landscape, Folded in Thirds. You will
using the following number of panels for each section.

1 Panel​ - Title Page

Area of Assessment
2 Panels​ - Major God
1 Panel ​- Minor God
1.5 Panel​ - Christianity vs Aztec Religion
0.5 Panel​ - Sources and Your Name
Excellent (4) Proficient (3) Acceptable (2) Poor (1)

Title Page Title for pamphlet and motto
is both well thought out, and
makes a comment on Aztec
religion. Images are also
seamlessly integrated, and
exceptionally well
constructed.
Title for pamphlet or motto is
well thought out, and makes a
comment on Aztec religion.
Images are also integrated,
and well constructed, but
some issues may exist.
Title and motto is close to
making a reference to the
Aztec religion, but errors
result in a missed
understanding. Images are
Title and motto are poorly
constructed, or have little
relevance to the impact of
the Aztec religion. Images
are not included, or are
unrelated to religion.

Major God The pamphlet has all
information that required
(Double Weight) information, seamlessly
integrated, and all is
incredibly supplied.
The pamphlet has all
information required, but has
some issues with
implementation, flow of items,
or spelling/grammatical errors
that detract slightly.
The pamphlet is missing
some information, and has
issues with implementation of
elements, flow of elements,
or multiple
spelling/grammatical errors
that detract.
The pamphlet is missing a
sizeable amount of
information and/or has major
issues with implementation
of elements, flow of
elements, or many
spelling/grammatical errors.

Minor God The pamphlet has all
information that required
information, seamlessly
integrated, and all is
incredibly supplied.
The pamphlet has all
information required, but has
some issues with
implementation, flow of items,
or spelling/grammatical errors
that detract slightly.
The pamphlet is missing
some information, and has
issues with implementation of
elements, flow of elements,
or multiple
spelling/grammatical errors
that detract.
The pamphlet is missing a
sizeable amount of
information and/or has major
issues with implementation
of elements, flow of
elements, or many
spelling/grammatical errors.

Comparison of Student has done an
Christianity and Aztec incredible job comparing and
Religion contrasting the practices of
Renaissance Christians and
Aztecs.
Student has done a good job
comparing and contrasting
these two religions, but some
areas may be lacking, or have
a few content errors.
Student’s comparison is
missing some major
elements, or does not focus
enough on either similarities,
or differences.
Student’s comparison is
muddled and confusing.
Major aspects are missing or
left uninterpreted

Sources Students has provided all
required sources. All are
done correctly, and come
from a variety of unique
sources.
Student has provided all
sources, but there may be
some issues with citation, or a
single source is used very
heavily for information
Student has not provided all
required sources, and there
may be some issues with
citation, or a single source is
used heavily
Students has provided far
too few sources, and there
are multiple issues with
citations.

Comments Grade

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