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Why was the Aztec capital built on a lake?
Legend has it that the Aztec people would know where to build their city when they found an eagle on a cactus with a snake in its mouth in the middle of a lake. Luckily, they found such a thing and built their empire from there.
What was the name of the Aztec capital?
Answer: TenochtitlanTenochtitlan, and it was built on a lake
What was the Aztec capital and what was unusual about it?
The Aztec capital was Tenochtitlan. It was unusual because it was largely built on an island in the middle of the lake. The city became huge and was easily defendable, because the bridges that linked the city to the shore could be removed or destroyed. The Aztecs created a city dominated by towering step pyramid temples and palaces with a complex city plan. Legends from the Spanish conquest say that the city was liberally decorated ("sheathed") in gold. The Spanish utterly destroyed the original city when the invaded it and built a new one on the top - this has become Mexico City, the capital of Mexico.
What city was built on the site of the old Aztec capital?
The Aztec city of Tenochtitlan was later re-constructed and is now the location of Mexico, D.F. (Distrito Federal de Mexico), which is the capital of México.
What was the capital of the Aztecs?
The Aztec capital was Tenochtitlan, also known as Mexico-Tenochtitlan. Built atop a series of islands in Lake Texcoco, the ruins of Tenochtitlan are in present day Mexico City.Tenochtitlan
What Aztec capital was built on an island on the middle of the lake?
Tenochtitlan, present-day Mexico City.
Which people built a capital city on an island in a Mexican lake?
The Aztec civilization did.
Which civilization built their city on an island in the middle of lake texcoco?
The Aztec civilization built their capital city, Tenochtitlan, on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco. It was a strategic location that allowed them to easily defend against enemies and prosper through trade and agriculture.
What lake was the Aztec capital city built on?
The Aztec capital city, Tenochtitlan, was built on an island in Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico. The city was connected to the mainland by causeways and canals.
Why was the Aztec capital built on a lake?
Legend has it that the Aztec people would know where to build their city when they found an eagle on a cactus with a snake in its mouth in the middle of a lake. Luckily, they found such a thing and built their empire from there.
Which modern city is built on the same place as the Aztec capital?
Mexico City is built upon the remains on Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital from the 1300s to the early 1500s.
What was the name of the Aztec capital?
Answer: TenochtitlanTenochtitlan, and it was built on a lake
What region were the Aztec in?
Central America I think around the Yucatan Peninsula
What is Tenochtitlan and who built it?
Capital city of the ancient Aztec empire.
What group of nomadic warriors built their capital city in 1325 on an island in a lake in the Valley of Mexico which today is the Federal District?
The Aztec civilization qualifies as such.
Where is the Aztec empire capital located?
Mexico City, is their any other in the world, I dont think so, we are the only ones that can call it a city, it was biger that Paris when Cortes got here, built over water. 1321.
Which lake did the Aztecs build their capital city?
The Aztecs capital city, Tenochititan, was built over Texcoco Lake.
