FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
PRE COLUMBIAN CIVILIZATION
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Question
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Lake Texcoco
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Lake Tahoe
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Lake Templo
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Lake Cusco
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Aztec built their capital city, Tenochtitlan, on Lake Texcoco.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lake Texcoco, now drained, was located in the area of present-day Mexico City; along its shores were located Texcoco and other cities, and on the islands in the lake the Aztecs built Tenochtitlán.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tenochtitlán, ancient capital of the Aztec empire. Located at the site of modern Mexico City, it was founded c. 1325 in the marshes of Lake Texcoco.
Detailed explanation-4: -The ancestors of the Aztecs settled on a marshy island in Lake Texcoco in either 1325 or 1345. According to legend, the Aztecs settled at a place where they saw an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its mouth. They took this as a sign from their god that they should settle there.