It was divided into approximately 80 districts, called calpulli, with each having its own marketplace and group of artisans specialized in a particular craft.
It was divided into approximately 80 districts, called calpulli, with each having its own marketplace and group of artisans specialized in a particular craft. A group of previously nomadic people constructed this city upon seeing a snake being eaten by an eagle, as dictated by an ancient prophecy. Built using the chinampa system, among its public works were a ball court, the Templo Mayor, and a complex system of waterways. It was located on a island in a valley in Lake Texcoco, and at the height of its power, it was the most powerful city in Mesoamerica. FTP, name this city once located in what is now Mexico City, the capital of the Aztec civilization.
It was divided into approximately 80 districts, called calpulli, with each having its own marketplace and group of artisans specialized in a particular craft.
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