tenochtitlan was the most important capital city of the aztec empire.
tenochtitlan was the most important capital city of the aztec empire.
what was the most important capital city of the aztec empire?
tenochtitlan
bullet::::- dams – the aztec in tenochtitlan constructed great dams during the heyday of the aztec empire. tenochtitlan, the capital of the aztec empire, was first built on a small island that was located in the western section of lake texcoco in 1325 ce. the aztec created various large artificial island around the small island using a system that was similar to building the chinampas (floating gardens in the lake that was used to grow food for the cities' population). to provide drinking water to the cities' population of over a quarter of a million inhabitants, the aztec built a system of dams that separated the salty waters of the lake from the rainwater that was accumulated during periods of heavy rains. the aztec also used the dam to control the level of water in the lake and prevent their city from being flooded during times of heavy rains. to prevent flooding, the aztec constructed an inner system of channels that helped to control the water level and held the level steady during flooding and periods of intense rains. hernán cortés, and the other spanish conquistadors, destroyed these engineering marvels that the aztec had developed during the previous 200 years.
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qualpopoca first appears in the historical record when he was ordered by the aztec emperor moctezuma xocoyotzin to take control of the region surrounding the aztec city of nauhtla. nauhtla was a border city of the aztec empire, the garrison there exerting aztec dominion over the local population, who were largely totonac in ethnic origin. the province had only recently been added to the aztec empire through conquest, and when hernán cortés arrived in the region (now the mexican state of veracruz) in 1519, one of his first acts was to overthrow aztec dominion by seizing aztec tribute collectors in the town of quiahuiztlan and only returning them after a personal request from the aztec emperor. he then routed the aztec garrison at the town of tizapancingo and returned the state to the native totonacs under their leader tlacochcalcatl of cempoala.
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