An idiom is a group of words that, when used together, has a different meaning than each of the individual words.
Visualize Idioms You can interpret some idioms by creating a mental image. The image can give you a clue about the meaning of the idiom. All of the roads come together— they are all connected. Tied together must mean “connected” in this sentence.
Roads tie a city together.
Analyze Idioms With a partner, discuss the image you picture for each underlined idiom from “Culture Clash.” Talk about how the images helped you understand the idioms.
1. What was this eye-popping place?
2. So Cortés decided to lead his army into the heart of the Aztec Empire.
3. From the foods you eat to the games you play, your culture shapes your life.
HEALTH & SCIENCE
When the Spanish explorers arrived in the Americas, they brought a deadly disease called smallpox that led to the downfall of the Aztec Empire.
1 Guide Your Research With your class, brainstorm a list of things you would like to learn about smallpox. Then turn each item on the list into a question that you could focus on in your research.
2 Do Your Research With a partner, choose one question to focus on. Search the Internet to find answers. Take notes on what you find out.
Learn more about smallpox. Choose words related to your question to help you search.
Internet InsideNG.com3 Discuss Your Research Share the answer to your research question with the class. Listen to others’ answers. Then discuss what you learned about smallpox. Why do you think it was so harmful to the Aztec?