USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

PRE COLUMBIAN CIVILIZATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Pre-Columbian Civilization constructed their capital city of Tenochtitlan on an island in the middle of lake Texcoco?
A
The Maya
B
The Aztec
C
The Inca
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

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: -Cortés founded the Spanish capital of Mexico City on the ruins of Tenochtitlan.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Templo Mayor (Main Temple) in Tenochtitlan, capital of the mighty Aztec empire, was located in the center of the city, where the most important ritual and ceremonial activities in Aztec life took place.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Spanish built modern Mexico City over the ruins of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, which they conquered in 1521. The Aztec city was on an island in Lake Texcoco, but the Spanish drained the surrounding lake over centuries and expanded Mexico City onto the new land.

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