Please read Diego Vigil, "From Indians to Chicanos" pp. 15-23; it is posted here on Moodle as a PDF.

1.) Write a gut reaction: what was most interesting, insightful?

2.) Explain the role of agriculture in the development of civilizations and how this evolved specifically in central Mexico.

3.) What is the location, the dates and the major achievements of the Olmec civilization?

Continue reading Diego Vigil, From Indians to Chicanos pp. 27-42 (11 pages of text, rest are images) on the Aztecs. The reading is available as a PDF here on Moodle. Be sure to only read the assigned pages.

1.) What’s your gut reaction to this reading? What’s new or surprising to you? Is any of this information different from the conception you already had about the Aztecs?

2.)Explain what calpullis were and explain each level of social class and its role in Aztec society. Make note of the jobs each group was responsible for and where they lived.

3.) What was the Aztec's system of conquering and ruling over other groups?

4.) Explain the fundamental religious and moral beliefs and practices in Aztec society.