-Tenochtitlán was the the capital
-faced many geographical challenges while building
-travel was difficult due to island
-made a 3 wide causeway (raised road) w/ dirt/rock
-water was up drinkable
- built a stone aqueduct
-limited farming space
Built floating gardens
''Chinampas"
-became the greatest city
-had huge temples, clean streets, etc
-first Europeans were stunned
-at height had 200,000 citizens but Europeans sooner destroyed the Empire

Tenochtitlán