AP 23.121 Tenochtitlan – Aztec Capital!

The 1400s

The Egyptian pyramids are thousands of years old…
The Chinese dynasties have already invented and employed gunpowder for centuries…
The African empires are among the richest in the world….
The Muslim empires are living in the Islamic Golden age…
The Renaissance is flourishing in post medieval Europe….

and during the same time period…

Tenochtitlan was the most advanced city in the world in 1400s;
it did not interact with any of the civilizations above.

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Tenochitlan
Tenochitlan was the capital of the Aztec civilization. This new city was founded when the Aztecs saw the eagle (Huitzilopochtli) perched on a cactus eating a snake. This legend is now part of the Mexican flag.

Aztec Origins – The Aztec search for their Land

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Tenochtitlan (The Impossible City)


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