Demystifying Aztec / Mexica Culture Directions: Read the articles, watch the vid

Demystifying Aztec / Mexica Culture
Directions:
Read the articles, watch the video clips, answer the following questions. Make sure that the submission is two pages long or 500 word count. Please use the proper parenthetical in-text citations for full credit. When in doubt, cite it out.
Here are the parenthetical citations for the following film clips:
(Apocalypto) for the Apocalypto clip.
(TedEd) for the TED Ed Cannibalism clip
(History) for the History Channel Engineering an Empire clip.
For the articles, use the following:
(12 Lies) for the “12 Lies About The Aztecs Even History Buffs Are Guilty Of Believing”
(Townsend) for the “We Learned About the Aztecs From Their Conquerors—But New Research Is Letting Them Speak for Themselves”
Guided Questions:
Use these questions to help analyze the film and articles and to help form your paper.
What are some of the misconceptions about Aztec culture and society?
How are these misconceptions about Mesoamericans, like the Aztec and the Maya, depicted in the film Apocalypto?
How does the work of Camilla Townsend, and other historians who utilize indigenous-language sources, challenge these misconceptions?
After watching Aztecs: Engineering an Empire, identify two accomplishments of Aztec society that are unrelated to war or human sacrifice.
Why do you think there is so much focus on the Aztec’s practice of human sacrifice and almost no discussion of European methods of torture and execution (draw and quartering, burning, etc.)?
Read the article “12 Lies About The Aztecs Even History Buffs Are Guilty Of BelievingLinks to an external site.”
Setareh Janda | June 7, 2021
-Pay particular attention to #3 and #8
Watch the Sacrifice Scene from Apocalypto (4 minutes)
Warning: The following scene depicts human sacrifice
Watch the TED Ed: History of Cannibalism (0-1:23)
Warning: This video contains cartoon depictions of people eating other people
Read the article “We Learned About the Aztecs From Their Conquerors—But New Research Is Letting Them Speak for Themselves”Links to an external site.
Camilla Townsend | November 1, 2019
Watch the History Channel Documentary Aztecs: Engineering an Empire (13:20 – 21:35)
Optional: Watch Podcast with Dr. Camilla Townsend discussing her book The Fifth Sun (40 minutes)