The causeways/roads likely allowed the Aztecs to travel more easily within and around the Tenochtitlán was on an island in Tenochtitlán- city. Having an infrastructure, like a system of Map 5, Lake Texcoco. There was a grid of Tlatelolco and Its roads, is a characteristic of a civilization. It page 21 causeways or roads. The center of Causeways looks like they had some kind of organized the city was a Centre.” “Ritual religion based on the Centre” sitting in “Ritual the middle. Model of the Tenochtitlán had advanced Aztec City of buildings/structures, which is a characteristic Tenochtitlán at The last map is a three-dimensional Map 7, of a civilization. The city is buried under the National model of the Tenochtitlán. They had page 23 present-day Mexico City; something significant Museum of many buildings. must have happened to end this city that was Anthropology in so well-built. Mexico City Digging for Templo Mayor Artifact Analysis, Part One Object Name Object Description How do you think the Aztecs used the object? Coyolxauhqui
Map 5, page 21 Tenochtitlán- Tlatelolco and Its Causeways Tenochtitlán was on an island in Lake Texcoco. There was a grid of causeways or roads. The center of the city was a “Ritual Centre.” The causeways/roads likely allowed the Aztecs to travel more easily within and around the city. Having an infrastructure, like a system of roads, is a characteristic of a civilization. It looks like they had some kind of organized religion based on the “Ritual Centre” sitting in the middle. Map 7, page 23 Model of the Aztec City of Tenochtitlán at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City The last map is a three-dimensional model of the Tenochtitlán. They had many buildings. Tenochtitlán had advanced buildings/structures, which is a characteristic of a civilization. The city is buried under present-day Mexico City; something significant must have happened to end this city that was so well-built. Digging for Templo Mayor Artifact Analysis, Part One Object Name Object Description How do you think the Aztecs used the object? Coyolxauhqui
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