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| 12878597129 | Tenochtitlan | Capital of the Aztec Empire, located on an island in Lake Texcoco. Its population was about 150,000 on the eve of Spanish conquest. Mexico City was constructed on its ruins. | 0 | |
| 12878597130 | Floating gardens | Artificial islands created from swamplands that supported a highly productive agriculture. | 1 | |
| 12878597131 | Toltec culture | Succeeded Teotihuacan culture in central Mexico; strongly militaristic ethic including human sacrifice; influenced large territory after 1000 C.E.; declined after 1200 C.E. | 2 | |
| 12878597132 | Tula | The capital city of the Toltec; when it was destroyed, the civilization ended | 3 | |
| 12878597133 | Chinampas | Raised fields constructed along lake shores in Mesoamerica to increase agricultural yields. | 4 | |
| 12878597134 | Calpulli | Clans in Aztec society, later expanded to include residential groups that distributed land and provided labor and warriors. | 5 |
