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Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan was a city from 1325 to 1521, and was the capital of the Aztec Empire.
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What did the people of Tenochtitlan farm on?
Chinampas were floating gardens built on swamps. The process of making chinampas was a relatively simple one. First, canals were built through the marshes and swamps. Then, the mud from the canals was placed on mats, which were made from weeds and straw. Then, trees were planted at the corners. When these trees took root, they secured the chinampa firmly in place. Once the floating island was secure and useable, the Aztecs used it to plant their principal crop: corn. They also grew various vegetables such as avocados, beans, chili peppers, squash, and tomatoes and sometimes flowers.
Emperor Montezuma
What did the spanish call new colony they set up on the site of tenochitan?
They didn't build a colony there. If they had it 'wouldn't be a historical site today.
In Spanish colonial Society what determined a person social rank?
The races of each of the person's parents
How did the Aztecs get water to Tenochtitlan?
Tenochtitlán was built on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco
What features made tenochtitlan such an amazing city?
aquducts, causeways, pyramids and palaces is all i know
Where was the city of Tenochtitlan built?
Before Tenochtitlan was founded, the Aztecs were a nomadic people whose religion stated that whenever they saw a golden eagle, perched atop a cactus and devouring a snake, they had to settle and build a 'great city'. They found such sign in a swampy, small island in Lake Texcoco. This prophecy was immortalized in the Mexican coat of arms.
Now, not deterred by the unfavourable terrain, they set about building their city, using the chinampa system (misnamed as "floating gardens") for agriculture and to dry and expand the island. Basically, such system requires building levees and then filling the reclaimed land with soil. Such system was also implemented - faster and with better technology, of course - by the Dutch people to reclaim land from the sea.
The wandering "Aztec" tribe saw a vision of an eagle on a cactus, and this was foretold to them that this sign would signal the place where they should settle and build their city on a "promised land".
How was the design of Tenochtitlan?
in the center of it, chuck norris was there so that if anyone attacked he would put a force field around the city
Which item was not traded in the Aztec capital of tenochtitlan before the arrival of the europeans?
Assuming this question is asking about about trading items before the arrival of the Spaniards (or Cortes):
The Aztec people did not have guns before the arrival of the Spaniards. Once the Spaniards arrived, the Aztecs traded their goods (gold, food, etc.) with the Spanish people for guns and gun powder.
Did the Maya have the capital at the city of Tenochtitlan?
No, the Maya were separate city states, and Aztecs had their capital at Tenochtitlan but the Mayas were sometimes under a empire ruled by one of their city states but Tenochtitlan was never their capital.
Is Tenochtitlan now called Mexico?
Tenochtitlan was located in what is now known as the country of Mexico. The actual location of where Tenochtitlan was located is where Mexico's capital city, Mexico City (also know locally as D.F., or distrito federal) is today.
How did people move around the city of Tenochtitlan?
There were many canals in Tenochtitlan, and people traveled up and down the canals in canoes to get from place to place. They also employed causeways and moveable bridges to move around. The Aztecs had no wheels and no access to horses, so people in the streets walked from place to place.
What happened to the Aztecs after the Spanish arrived in Tenochtitlan?
The Aztecs thought that Cortés was a god-king, mistaken for Quetzalcoatl the light skinned, bearded God-King of the Aztecs - the 'Winged God - Feather Serpent 'so they treated him and his soldiers well.
Soon Cortés thought the Aztecs and Montezuma would find out he was not a god, so he held Montezuma hostage and threatened to kill him if he did not do what he wished, though there are many different theories the way Montezuma died, the most popular one is that Montezuma was forced to anger his people or Cortés would kill him himself
How long ago did the Aztecs settle in Mexico?
The Aztecs came to Mexico during the 13th Century. Which is about 700 years ago :)
The newcomers from the Aztecs built a new city on the site of tenochtitlan what was is called?
Mexico City :)
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Why did they name the new city Tenochtitlan?
Legend has it, that the Aztecs found the place for their new City in a spot where they saw an eagle perched on a cactus eating a snake. Once their city was complete, They called it Tenochtitlan, meaning "Place of the Prickly Pear Cactus".
Cortes and his men were able to conquer the Aztec capital tenochtitlan partly because?
Cortes was a brilliant military leader. He understood the value of building relationships and alliances with the surrounding tribes. What we would now call military Intelligence, he used to his advantage. The Aztecs like most of the Pre-Colombian Indians were fierce warriors. If not for good fortune and proper preparation of the Battle field. Cortes would not have had a chance. Had all the tribes combined forces, they would have beat the Spanish on the Beaches. Mexico and central America would not be as we know it today.
Why did hernan Cortes destroy tenochtitlan?
The Spanish destroyed Tenochtitlan by having a war for 3 months inside the city. The biggest thing that brought them down, however, was smallpox that the Aztecs were not immuned to.
What city now lies on the ruins of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan?
Mexico-Tenochtitlan, commonly known as Tenochtitlan was an Aztec altepetl (city-state) located on an island in Lake Texcoco, in the Valley of Mexico. Founded on June 20, 1325, it became the capital of the expanding Aztec Empire in the 15th century,
