Tenochtitlan By Sabarna Das

Tenochtitlan 1325-1521 Capital of Aztec Empire Present day Mexico City Government: Monarchy Language: Nahuatl 200,000 inhabitants

Geography Shallow part of Lake Texcoco Connected to mainland by causeways Lake Texcoco was endorheic basin lake Levee kept the waters separated

Planning of the city 4 parts with 20 districts each 3 main streets leading to three causeways Each district had channels with bridges Each district had a marketplace Public building, temples and school in the center

Templo Mayor Temple in Tenochtitlan Architectural style: late postclassic period of Mesoamerica Temple for Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc Built in 1325 and rebuilt 6 time

Palace of Moctezuma II Five buildings, near the National Palace 2 zoos for hunting and watching Botanical garden with a huge variety Aquarium containing fish and aquatic birds. It also included a dark room where Montezuma meditated.

Agriculture Artificial islands called Chinampas Reed mats covered with mud on water Fenced with mud, silt and rotten vegetables Lots of healthy vegetables

Class Structure Five main social classes Ruler considered semi divine Ruler decided the officials Highest ranking commoners: pochteca

Family Life Men had higher class than women Married woman could own property and sell goods. Some older women also practiced a profession Commoners: both had to take of their children Women did creative jobs

Recreation Played patolli Everyone can play Also played tlachtli like mayans Nobles most likely to play

Decline of Tenochtitlan 1521: Seige of Tenochtitlan Last battle before the decline Led by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés

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Image Sites Slide 1: http://www.delange.org/TemMayor/TemMayor.htm

Image Sites contd. Slide 4: http://mrmoyer.pbworks.com/w/page/21727065/Geography%20Aztec http://wideurbanworld.blogspot.com/2011/10/urban-planning-in-ancient-central.html Slide 5: http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fil:Templo_Mayor_Tenochtitlan.jpg http://www.tripwolf.com/en/guide/show/664396/Mexico/Templo-Mayor

Image sites contd. Slide 6: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Photographic-Montezuma-emperor-century-Heritage-Images/dp/B001NSGSIQ Slide 7: http://anthropogen.com/2011/04/24/chinampa-raised-bed-hydrological-agriculture/

Image sites contd. Slide 8: http://staff.4j.lane.edu/~loo/worldstud/americas/Chap25Aztec.PDF Slide 9: http://staff.4j.lane.edu/~loo/worldstud/americas/Chap25Aztec.PDF Slide 10: http://media.photobucket.com/image/tlachtli+/nopitypeterXNA/mayan/Tlachtli.gif http://staff.4j.lane.edu/~loo/worldstud/americas/Chap25Aztec.PDF http://www.mexicomaxico.org/Tenoch/Tenoch2Tlachtli.htm

Slide 11: http://en. wikipedia