USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Aztec region of Mesoamerica, called Anáhuac, contained a group of five connected lakes. The largest of them was Lake Texcoco . The Aztec built their capital city, Tenochtitlan, on Lake Texcoco.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Valley of Mexico (Spanish: Valle de México) is a highlands plateau in central Mexico roughly coterminous with present-day Mexico City and the eastern half of the State of Mexico.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Aztec Empire arose in the Valley of Mexico, a fertile area nearly eight thousand feet above sea level. By the time the Aztecs arrived, in the mid-1200s C.E., the valley had been a center of civilization for more than a thousand years.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Aztecs lived in northern Mexico. They created the Aztec Empire which lasted from around 1345 to 1521. They were originally nomadic people who moved around the land. Eventually, they settled down on a group of small islands on Lake Texcoco.