Aztec geography Flashcards
Mexico
The geography includes deserts, mountains, tropical forests, ranch land, rich farmland, and sea coasts on the east and west.
2 largest rivers
- Rio Grande River
- Usumacinta River
Chihuahua dessert
- Harsh environment
- Central Mexico
Soronan dessert
- north-central Mexico
plateau mountains
Mountains that are cut off from the top
What did Huitzilopotchli tell the Mexican?
He told the Mexicans that if they found an eagle eating a snake on a cactus, they would become the most powerful empire in Mesoamerica, Middle America.
What did they find on Lake Texcoco
After years of travelling, they finally reached lake Texcoco where they found a eagle eating a snake on a cactus
What is believed?
It is believed that the Aztecs, whose name means the people of Aztlan, began to emigrate in the 6th century.
How did they form the Nahua people?
They formed the Nahua people by following orders of their god Huitzilopotchli, the Sun and War god, had to abandon the place where they lived and start a pilgrimage to find a place where an eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus, devouring a snake would be.
Saline
This meant that the soil around the lake was also saline and not suitable for agriculture.
Tenochtitlan
The name of their new city
What happened as the populations increased?
As populations increased, more city dwellers had to rely on the farmers in outlying areas to meet their food needs.
