HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Maya
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Inca
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Aztec
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Olmec
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Aztec built their capital city, Tenochtitlan, on Lake Texcoco.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Mexican civilization of the Mexica people, founded in 1325.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shortly after the fall of Tenochtitlan, the Spaniards razed the already devastated city and built the capital of the Viceroyalty of New Spain on its ruins. They named the new metropolis Mexico City, which today, again, is one of the most populous cities in the world.
Detailed explanation-4: -When the Spaniards arrived in the Valley of Mexico, it had one of the highest population concentrations in the world with about one million people. After the Conquest, the Spaniards rebuilt the largest and most dominant city here, Tenochtitlan, renaming it Mexico City.
Detailed explanation-5: -In 1520, Cortés and his troops conquered the Tenochtitlán. The Spanish then built Mexico City on the ruins of the once great city. During the colonial period (1535-1821), Mexico City was one of the most important cities in the Americas.