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    Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztec Empire located in modern-day Mexico City from the early 1400s until the 1520s. It was built on islands in Lake Texcoco and had intricate systems of canals and causeways, making it an impressive urban center. However, it fell when the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and his allies defeated the Aztec army and smallpox epidemics devastated the population.

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    Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztec Empire located in modern-day Mexico City from the early 1400s until the 1520s. It was built on islands in Lake Texcoco and had intricate systems of canals and causeways, making it an impressive urban center. However, it fell when the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and his allies defeated the Aztec army and smallpox epidemics devastated the population.

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    Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztec Empire located in modern-day Mexico City from the early 1400s until the 1520s. It was built on islands in Lake Texcoco and had intricate systems of canals and causeways, making it an impressive urban center. However, it fell when the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and his allies defeated the Aztec army and smallpox epidemics devastated the population.

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    Name: _________________________

    Social Studies 7
    Ms. Buckley

    Tenochtitlan: The Aztec Capital City

    1. What modern day city now stands where


    Tenochtitlan was?

    2. What did this city look like?

    3. When did this city exist from?

    4. Why was this city important to the Aztec Empire?

    5. How did this city lose its power? What happened that led to the end of this
    city?

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