Aztec codex

Article summary

, depicting the founding of Tenochtitlan. , Book 12 on the conquest of Mexico from the Mexica viewpoint. (Cortez's army advancing while scouts report to Moctezuma) : A comet seen by Moctezuma, interpreted as a sign of impending peril. (Codex Duran, page 1) depicting the departure from Aztlán. : ritual cannibalism. (Folio 73r) : Chimalpopoca in Huitzilopochtli ritual attire : Palace of Nezahualcoyotl A page of the Libellus de Medicinalibus Indorum Herbis, composed in 1552 by Martín de la Cruz and translated into Latin by Juan Badianus, illustrating the tlahçolteoçacatl, tlayapaloni, axocotl and chicomacatl plants used to make a remedy for a wounded body Aztec codices ( , ; : codex) are Mesoamerican manuscripts made by the pre-Columbian Aztec, and their Nahuatl-speaking descendants during the colonial period in Mexico. Most of their content is pictorial in nature and they come from the multiple Indigenous groups from before and after Spanish contact. Differences in styles indicate regional and temporal differences. The types of information in manuscripts fall into several broad categories: calendar or time, history, genealogy, cartography, economics/tributes, census and cadastral, and property plans. Codex Mendoza and the Florentine Codex are among the important and popular colonial-era codices.…

Key claims

1. publication date: 1979 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. publication date: 1976 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 1974 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the publication date is "1979". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the publication date is "1976". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "1974". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366880998