CONCLUSION

we found out that the victim died by Homicide. also by natural causes. the victims were killed by the spaniards. they killed the aztecs by the advanced wepons. also the horses they had. they could move faster then the aztecs. also the spaniadrs gave the aztecs diseases. such as small pox. this affected the aztecs in a large way. the aztec body was not immune to the disease bacause the aztec never had this type of disease before. the small pox did a great damage to the population of the aztec.

STORY BEHIND THE DEATH

In 1519, Hernando Cortes traveled from Spain to the East Coast of Mexico seeking riches. When doing so, he gained native allies with the help of his army. Montezuma II had then sent warriors to surprise Cortes, but they had been easily driven off by the 'men on horsebacks' with guns (being that the Aztecs had no knowledge of these things). Failing to stop Cortes, Montezuma II had allowed him and his army to enter Tenochtitlan. Cortes later seized him as a hostage and attempted to govern through him. In June 1520, the Aztec rose against the Spanish. Unfortunatly, Montezuma II was killed in the battle, although whether by the Spanish or Aztecs is not certain; and the Aztec empire became part of the Spanish empire.
Source: http://www.mariner.org/exploration/index.php?type=explorersection&id=200
FROM: AZTEC TEAM 7

CRIME SCENE PHOTOS

Sections

Section A
1. name of victim = aztec civilization
2. age of death = early 30's
3. country of origin = mexico (centeral)
3. approzimate size of population= 5,000,000 - 15,000,000
4. significant geografical features = in a valley, large shallow lakes, fertile soil

Section B
1. language spoken = Spanish
2. government = monarchy
3. economic system =
4. religious beliefs = adapted many gods & religion beliefs from mesoamerican(toltecs). ritual dramas, songs, dances, masked performers, sacrifice3d to the sun gods

Section C
1. evidence =
- 2 bullets
- 1 shotgun shell
- 3 maps. (1 of aragon & 2 of portugal)
- dirty rag
- 2 spanish written notes
- horse tracks

2. significance = The bullets are important because back then in mesoamerica they did not have bullets. Horses were not used back then, if they were they imported from spain.

3. list describes any possible suspects =
- spanish invadors (cortez) because it is proven that they wanted to take over and cortez wanted to rule the land
- themselves because of sacrifices

Section D
1. Sources=
-Textbook Page 400-406
-Global-studies.blogspot.com
-Aztec teams 1, 5, 7
-Kidspast.com

2. who created the sources=
- Textbook
- Mr. Brown & pictures students took
- team 1- Gabe, Aaron, Aman
- team 5- Navleet, Chanje, Sojin
- team 7- Candice, Thomas, Tina, Cassandra
- Creators of Kidspast.com

3. dates of testimony= June 1520 A.D

4. State significace of each witness along with specific details of testimony= They found bullets and there wasnt any bullets in that land area. They don't travel by horses that much.

Section E
1. cause of death = - homicide
- natural causes

2. reasoning = homicide because spanyard killed them & natural causes because they had diseaces their immune systems weren't used to

aztec statue

aztec temple

victims cultural background

the victim has 2 languages. one was spanish and the other was nahuatl. The belief of of the aztecs was s monacry. they was ruled by the tribial leader. they had many gods. one important god they had was the sun god. they used to cacrifce POW or criminals.

econimic

thier econimic was based on food. basiaclly farming. they hunted, and made jewlery.

government

the government of the aztec was a moncarc. they had a tribial learder.

letter (by moctezuma)

BY MOCTEZUMA

(TRANSLATIONS)

we known for a long time of the writings of our ancestors that neither I[moctezuma], neither any of the ones that mored in this land, is natural of her, only of the foreigners that came from piezao ver distant, and we know besides that an overlord, of whom were all the vassales brought to our people to this region. And he returned to his native land and after many years came again, moment in which all the ones that had remained were married with the native women and they had built to villages and to children srvants. And when he disired to conduct them far away that would not go again neither even that they would not admit him asd his leader, and so he left. And we have maintaned provided that the ones that they descended of him they would come to conquer this land and take ourselves as their vassals. So due to the place of which you demand to come, to know, of where the sun raises himself, and the things that you says us of the great Mister or king that sent him here, we creates and is sure that he is our Mister natural, especially therefore you say that he has known about us by a certain hour. It be assured so that we will obey him and we will maintain him as our Mister instead of that great sovereign whose do you speak; and in this there will not be offense or treason any. I know full well of all that has happened of puntunchan to here, and also I know the about of tascalteca they go him said a lot badly of me; creates what you see they are their for those are only my enemies, and some were my vassals and rebeled against me in their to come and said those things to win favor with you also I know that they have said him that be the walls of my houses, fact he