Fact sheet on the Aztecs

Geography- -Capital city Tenochtitlan. Located in Lake Texacoco. - Land was very fertile. -<Tab/>Expanded Tenochtitlan into Lake Texacoco by building artificial islands with mud. Food- -<Tab/chili. -<Tab/>Fertilized fields with human dung. -<Tab/>Main meal was at about midday. This was a bowl of corn porridge flavored with honey or pepper. -<Tab/&…

…big ship. -<Tab/>Montezuma thought it was Quetzakoatl returning to reclaim his throne. Daily Life- -Everyone rose early as soon as it was light. -Most people in the empire were farmers. -Priests gave daily human sacrifices. -Aztec parents strict towards children. Had daily chores; collecting wood, fetching water, and making tortillas. Scientific Achievements- -Herbs used to cure sicknesses. -Built canals for irrigation. -Copper and bronze were used to make tools.