The sources that were used in this research/crime scene project were:
The maps, pictures, the textbook, the spanish passage, and websites
Who created sources:
The internet, People, The aztecs.
Dates of testimony: Feb. 28- March 9
Signifigance of each witness:
The sources helped with finding out how each evidence fit in with the crime scene. Every single evidence had to be there for a reason. The sources also explain what may have happened or how it happened.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
The evidence
The evidence found at the crime scene were:
1. 2 maps, one with Spain on it and the other with Aragon
2. 3 bullets, two small used ones and one big unused bullet
3. Pictures of footprints on sand. The footprints looked like horse shoes.
4. A wash cloth that was dirty and was the color brown
5. A document written in spanish
6. Pictures of people killing others, like taking there hearts out and another picture of the sunstone.
The significance of each evidence:
The bullets show that there was a fight. The maps show the place where the victim was at that time. The footprints show that the killer or victim came on horses and came with others like allies. The wash cloth may contain small pox and may be used by the victim. The pictures of the people killing other people may show some type of sacrifice or murder. The document that was in spanish shows that moctezuma wrote it and it was written at the time of the victim's death.
1. 2 maps, one with Spain on it and the other with Aragon
2. 3 bullets, two small used ones and one big unused bullet
3. Pictures of footprints on sand. The footprints looked like horse shoes.
4. A wash cloth that was dirty and was the color brown
5. A document written in spanish
6. Pictures of people killing others, like taking there hearts out and another picture of the sunstone.
The significance of each evidence:
The bullets show that there was a fight. The maps show the place where the victim was at that time. The footprints show that the killer or victim came on horses and came with others like allies. The wash cloth may contain small pox and may be used by the victim. The pictures of the people killing other people may show some type of sacrifice or murder. The document that was in spanish shows that moctezuma wrote it and it was written at the time of the victim's death.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
letter by moctezuma [Aztec ruler]
http://www.global-studies.blogspot.com/
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
From Aztec team 6
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
From Aztec team 6
The Investagation of the Aztec Civilization
Physical Description of victim
victim : Montezuma the second/moctezuma
Age At time of death: 40's - 50's
Country of origin: Central Mexico
Size of population : 200,000 people
Geographical features : swamps/marshes, desert, sunstone
The time the civilization colapsed: 1521
Victims cultural background
Languages Spoken: nahuatl
Government: had small city states ruled by the king. The Huey Tlatloani and the nobles made most of the decisions. They conquered land which showed them respect.
Economic System: several types of money, you could sell many things such as animals to even your own daughter. Had 260days in their calender, united culture, they would mostly try to obtain goods and services from others to increase trade. They also did farming.
Religious beliefs: thought the world was flat, thought that the sun fought the dark every night and rose to save mankind. Thought there were 13 heavens and 9 hells. They used masks for religous purposes like rituals and dances. They believed in the gods of earth, rain, and the sun. They would sacrifise humans for their religous beliefs. They thought that the sun would not come out unless a human was sacrificed each day. The preists would get hearts and the blood of humans to give to the gods.
Conclusion:
The Aztec civilization colapsed in 1521. The civilization colapsed because of cortes. He wanted to gather riches and came to mexico where he meets the Aztecs. Montezuma wants them to leave by bribing them with riches but that fails and they hold montezuma captive. So there was a war between the spainards and the Aztecs and montezuma the second was killled. The aztecs believed that cortes came in the form of the god Quetzalcoatl that came back to seek it's revenge. Cortes had come from spain so that explains the map of spain (the evidence). The map of Aragon (evidence)shows the place the spainards came toward and where the Aztecs were. The pictures of the people getting killed showed the sacrafices the Aztecs made for their gods. The aztecs did not have good weapons, all they had were spears while the spainards had guns and more weapons which allowed the spainards a head start. This helped the spainards conquer the Aztecs.
After all this research we have come to a conclusion that the death of Moctezuma was homocide.
By Sojin , Navleet, and chanje
Sources:
http://library.thinkquest.org/27981/
http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/essays/comp/cw13nativeamereconomics.htm
http://www.utexas.edu/courses/wilson/ant304/projects/projects98/morrisp/morrisp.html
http://www.aztec-indians.com/aztec-government.html
http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/essays/cot/t4aztecra.htm
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