Today, I am going to be talking about Tenochtitlan - an Aztec island city.
Tenochtitlan was a very small city, but Aztecs had came up with a way to solve this problem. Since the city was small, Aztecs were able to enlarge Tenochtitlan by creating chinampas (artificial islands).
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Another problem with Tenochtitlan was that it was difficult to access - a way that Aztecs solved this problem was that they built three causeways that lead Tenochtitlan to the mainland.
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A last problem that Aztecs faced was that the water in their lake was very salty, so they used aqueducts. Aqueducts helped provide fresh water for the city.
http://www.sewerhistory.org/images/bm/bme/1570_bme26.jpg
I hope that you liked learning about our island city - Tenochtitlan!
Sincerely,
Izel
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