Aztec Escape Room - Mr. Berluti

GEOGRAPHIC

ECONOMIC

Answer a question in each of these categories to gather four clues to help you escape.

AZTEC REVIEW: ESCAPE ROOM

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POLITICAL

SOCIAL

Aztec warriors raided your village and captured you. You're now being held prisoner and will most likely become a human sacrifice! Luckily, you've managed to loosen the ropes that bound you. Now you'll need to find supplies to help you survive your escape from Tenochtitlan. You must find food, water, clothing, and a weapon.

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Which Aztec priest's tool/weapon could you find in the temple to help you escape?

SOCIAL CLUE

Macuahuitl clubs

Cuauhololli club

Itztopilli axe

Tecpatl knife

Chimalli shield

Tepoztopilli spear

Correct!An Aztec priest would have had an obsidian knife, used for sacrifices.

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INCORRECT! The priest catches you searching his quarters in the temple

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POLITICAL CLUE

Drag the flashlight to find an Aztec disguise, then click on it

CORRECT!

Aztec warriors wore animal costumes to depict their military rank/status. Your disguise works, no one realizes you're an outsider.

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INCORRECT! The Aztecs did not have steel weapons or armor. They see through your disguise and attack. You are recaptured.

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Lake Texcoco had brackish water, which the Aztecs could not use. Where in the Aztec Empire can you find a supply of drinking water?

GEOGRAPHY CLUE

Aqueducts

Chinampas

Causeways

Temples

CORRECT!

The Aztecs built aqueducts to bring fresh water to Tenochtitlan. You gather some in a pot, and now have a supply of drinking water.

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INCORRECT! The Aztec Godess of water, Chalchiuhtlicue, sends a flood and washes you away

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ECONOMIC CLUE

The Aztecs built chinampas to farm. In order to get your food supply, put the numbers in order from left to right, leaving out the one that is false.

Tomato 9

Maize 1

Rice 7

Squash 5

Beans 3

Answer

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Enter the password

ESCAPE!

Walk along the aqueducts

You have all the supplies you'll need to survive, now pick the best way to exit the city

Take a boat across the lake

Walk across a causeway

Climb along the dike/wall

You made it!

The wall runs along the water for many miles across the lake, and functions as a dam to hold back flood waters. There are no guards. You climb along it until you reach the shore!

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As you walk along the causeway, you are caught by the guards stationed at the exit.

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As you traverse the aquedects, a work crew cleaning it notices you and alerts the guards.

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As you row a boat toward the shore, chinampa farmers notice you and alert the guards.