1. Tenochtitlan
By Sabarna Das

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

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

4. 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

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

6. 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.

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

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

9. 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

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

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

12. Bibliography
"Tenochtitlan." n.d. Wikipedia. Date accessed: 15 Mar
"Salem Press." Object Moved. Salem Press. Web. 15 Mar culture/agriculture_aztec.htm
"Templo Mayor." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 15 Mar or

13. Bibliography contd.
"Montezuma's Palace Excavated In Mexico City | GroundReport." Hyperlocal News & Opinion Around the World. Ground Report. Web. 15 Mar Culture/Montezumas-Palace-Excavated-In- Mexico-City/
"Farming." ThinkQuest. Oracle Foundation. Web. 15 Mar g.html

14. Bibliography contd.
"Common-place: Imperial City of the Aztecs: Mexico-Tenochtitlan." Common-place. Common Place. Web. 15 Mar /mexico-city/
“Daily Life in Tenochtitlan” n.p. Web. 15 Mar mericas/Chap25Aztec.PDF

15. Bibliography contd.
"Fall of Tenochtitlan." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 15 Mar chtitlan

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