FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE INCA CIVILIZATION
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Tenochtitlan
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Cuzco
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Lake Texcoco
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Chichen Itza
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, was founded by the Aztec or Mexica people around 1325 C.E. According to legend, the Mexica founded Tenochtitlan after leaving their homeland of Aztlan at the direction of their god, Huitzilopochtli.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tenochtitlan was by far the most well-lit major city of the 16th century. They streets were lined with torches and bonfires and barbecues blazed at the top of their temples. There were many medical specialties employed in Tenochtitlan that were unknown in the rest of the world at the time.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is said that the Aztecs chose the site of their capital, Tenochtitlan, because of the presence of a bird perched on a cactus and eating a snake. In this lesson, students will learn about that ancient Aztec legend and about how Tenochtitlan became the site of modern-day Mexico City.