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APUSH Period 1 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Capital
      - Over 200,000 in population
      - Aztecs believed they were drawn here through a divine deity
      - Built on an island
        
        Abundant waterways
        
        Allowed for large chinampas (floating gardens)
        
        Easy access to trade
        
        Allowed for the cultivation of crops (mostly maize)
        
        stable food supply
        
        Built bridges to get the the mainland
        
        Could be removed in the case on an attack
        
        allowed small boats such as canoes to travel underneath
        
        natural defense again any foreign attackers
        
        built a several-mile long stone wall (called a dike)
        
        protected from flooding
        
        kept water fresh
        
        aqueducts were built to provide fresh water to the people
      - centered around a temple
      - Aztec's religious center