This empire was an enemy of and fought numerous wars against the Tarascan state. This empire used a method of cultivating crops on lake beds with artificial islands known as "chinampas," and much of this empire's history was chronicled in the Florentine (*) Codex. Events that precipitated the decline of this empire include the massacre in the Main Temple and La Noche Triste. The people of this civilization chose their capital's location after witnessing an eagle holding a snake perched on a cactus. Known for their practice of human sacrifices, for 10 points, identify this Mesoamerican empire with capital at Tenochtitlan conquered by Hernan Cortes.
This empire was an enemy of and fought numerous wars against the Tarascan state. This empire used a method of cultivating crops on lake beds with artificial islands known as "chinampas," and much of this empire's history was chronicled in the Florentine (*) Codex. Events that precipitated the decline of this empire include the massacre in the Main Temple and La Noche Triste. The people of this civilization chose their capital's location after witnessing an eagle holding a snake perched on a cactus. Known for their practice of human sacrifices, for 10 points, identify this Mesoamerican empire with capital at Tenochtitlan conquered by Hernan Cortes.
This empire was an enemy of and fought numerous wars against the Tarascan state.
{Aztec} civilization