[Detail] The Huexotzinco Codex
Lesson Overview
Students will analyze a set of pictograph documents created by native peoples of Puebla, Mexico in 1531. Students will take on the role of historians, study the documents, and create a scenario to explain what these documents were for, who created them, and why. The codex was an accounting of excess taxation and students will decode the images and tabulate the quantities of goods paid to the local government.
Objectives
Students will:
- Analyze primary sources;
- Practice the process of historical inquiry;
- Apply math skills to calculate pictographs.
Standards
Time Required
- Three classes
Recommended Grade Level
- 3-5
- 6-8
Topic
- World History & Cultures
- Science, Technology & Business
Era
- Three Worlds Meet, Beginnings to 1620
