Tenochtitlan

*A wealthy city
*Location made trade and travel difficult, they built causeways (raised roads) to connect the island to the shore (trade)
*The lake water was dirty, they built chinampas "floating gardens" and farmed from boats.
*It became the greatest city on the Americas
*Huge temples, busy markets, clean streets, and a huge palace. When Europeans arrived they were stunned by magnificence
*200,000 people lived there but were later destroyed by Europeans

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