Aztec Teacher Resources

Video covering the Aztec Empire, achievements, and culture. [2:26]

A history of the Aztec civilization, beginning with their travel to the valley of Mexico and ending with the conquest of the Spanish over them. Includes information about agriculture, travel, communication, war, religion, and human...

A comprehensive resource provides historical and cultural information about the Aztec nation. Facts from diet to war to human sacrifice and many other areas of study about the society are found.

Learn about the fall of the Aztec Empire. You can use the navigation tool at the left to click into more information on the Aztecs and the Spanish conquest of Cortes. Uses popups.

Entry references the history of the Aztec Empire with a focus on Tenochtitlan, religion, architecture, art, and its eventual collapse.

A detailed look at the great Aztec Empire! The menu bar links to all the major topics: religion, food, clothing, art, timeline, family life, languages, calendar, culture, music, games, government. Within each topic are related photos.

A brief story describing the creation of the world according to Aztec belief called Coatlique.

The Encyclopedia Mythica presents 93 links to entries about Aztec gods and goddesses.

These lesson plans and ideas are designed to teach students about Aztec Indians who ruled much of present-day Mexico before the arrival of the Spanish.

Information on the settlement of the Aztec in Tenochtitlan, which soon became the capital city of their empire, their notable religious observations and customs, and the news of the landing of the bearded white men bearing crosses.

Learn about the Aztecs or Mexicas via this broad look at the mesoamerican empire via an overview description and many detail links on different aspects of the culture.

Provides a summary of the Aztec civilization covering religion, currency, education, and culture.

This site is a personal site that contains brief information on the Aztec culture. It then contains pictures and information for four of the main deities that the Aztec people worshipped. Just click on the image to learn about that...

This site has some Aztec poems. These are excellent examples of Aztec poetry. Each one is very unique.

Fordham University provides an excerpt of an Aztec account of the initial encounter of Montezuma and the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes, as published by noted anthropologist Miguel Leon-Portilla. The meeting-turned-massacre,...

A map of Lake Texcoco, showing the Aztec centers in the region at the time of the Spanish conquistadors. The entry route of Cortes into the city of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, is designated along with causeways into the city. A few...

This is a glossary of the primary gods and goddesses of Aztec mythology.

Study the daily life of people during the Aztec Empire including food, clothing, housing, and education on this site.

Kids learn about the Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire including Hernan Cortes and Montezuma II on this site.

A site with a timeline of the history of the Aztec Empire. Major events and the order they occurred can be found on this site.

Kids learn about the ancient civilizations of the Americas including the Aztecs, Maya, and Inca Empires.

Students can study the society of the Aztec Empire including their social structure and classes on this site.

Kids learn about arts and crafts during the Aztec Empire including poetry, music, sculpture, pottery, and feather-work on this site.

On this site, students learn about Tenochtitlan, the capital city of the Aztec Empire built upon an island.