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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