the scull wall and the sacrafice tower
Teotihuacan
texcoco
The Aztecs
how might tenochtitlan location have been both a benefit and hindrance to the aztecs?
The Aztecs believed that the ancient city of Teotihuacan was built by the gods. They revered Teotihuacan as a sacred place of great importance in their cosmology.
The Aztecs built their great civilization in the Valley of Mexico, specifically on an island in Lake Texcoco where they founded their capital city of Tenochtitlan. This area is now present-day Mexico City.
The city built in during that time by the Aztecs, was called Tenochtitla'n
The Aztecs originate from central Mexico. Their main city (island) is now where Mexico City is.
The Aztecs were honoring the gods and the sun.
The Aztecs capital city, Tenochititan, was built over Texcoco Lake.
in what year did the aztecs rise up and throw the spanish out of their city?
Tenochtitlan and the Aztecs are not the exact same thing. Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztec empire. The Aztecs built the city of Tenochtitlan in the location where Mexico City is currently located.