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  1. History Lessons
  2. World History
  3. 1500s
  4. Moctezuma's Zoo
Topic: World History
Time Period: 1500s
Category: Lesson Plan

Moctezuma's Zoo

This lesson asks students to investigate whether a blog's claims about the splendor of the Aztec Empire are true. Students practice corroboration by comparing the blogger’s claims about Moctezuma Xocoyotzin’s zoo with three historical documents and reason about whether the documents support or contest the blog's account.

The Digital Student Materials file directs students to view the historical documents on digital archive webpages and requires a live internet connection. The Analog Student Materials file presents students with the historical documents in a PDF.

[Teacher Materials and Student Materials updated on 4/15/2022.]

Moctezuma's Zoo

Image: Illustration from the Florentine Codex created c. 1577. From the World Digital Library.

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