fra 3rd SS U-3-L-3
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- Tenochtitlan
- the capital city of the huge Aztec empire
- A sign from God
- How did the Axtecs decide where to build Tenochtitlan
- causeways
- roads built on soil piled up in shallow water
- empire
- all the lans and people under control of a powerful nation
- Tenochtitlan
- What city did the Aztecs build on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoc?
- artifacts
- objects that we find that were used by people in the past, like a tool or a piece of jewelery
- formed their own government
- How did Mexico form their own government in 1821?
- archaeologists
- scientists who look for artifacts and try to explain how they were used
- canals
- What did the Aztecs use to carry prodcucts to market in their canoes?
- canals
- waterways built by people
- causeways
- What did the Axtecs build to join Tenochtitlan with other cities located around the lake?
- draining the lake
- How did the Spanish make room for their growing city?
- Mexico City
- What was Tenochtitlan called when it was rebuilt by Spain?
- war with Spain
- What destroyed Tenochtitlan?