Tenochtitlan Quiz

What are the alternative name for the Aztecs?

• Mexica

• Tenochcas

• Culhua-Mexica

What was the capital city? When was it founded?

• Tenochtitlan

• Founded 1325

Tenochtitlan became.. what is its?

Altepetl, a Nahuatl designation for the city-state

Where was Tenochtitlan located?

An island on Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico

How was tenochtitlan built and why?

• built following a grid system because the Teotihuacan, an ancient city that was believed by the Aztecs to be the birthplace of gods, used.

What was at the center of the island?

Temple Mayor, ceremonial precinct and the most magnificent religious structure.

How was temple Mayor built?

A pyramid with dual structure, one temple dedicated to God Tlaloc and the other to Huitzilopochtli.

What was found near the Grand Plaza and Main Ceremonial Princint? Why was adjacent to it?

• Royal Palaces

• Adjacent was ZOOs with exotic animals and birds

How was Tenochtitlan connected to mainland? What did it carry?

• by causeways and aqueducts

• Carried freshwater from Chapultepec springs to the city

What is north of the island?

Tlateloco, largest market inn mesoamerica was located

What was water of Lake Texcoco? What was built within it?

• Brackish water

• 2 dikes, constructed east of the city to separate the salty water from the fresh water flowing northward form the southern region of the valley

Why was Lake Chalco and Xochimilco important?

• considered a breadbasket of the valley as it was very fertile and had the largest number of chinampas.

Where was chinampas raised and why?

• Tenochtitlan, to subsidize the dietary needs of the ever-growing population of the empire.