Lake Texcoco

Without the influence of other continents, the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca civilizations had accomplished much range from agriculture system to mathematics as they established advanced societies in the early age. Many of those accomplishments still impact us greatly in today’s society. Known for its significant and breakthrough architectural, social, and agricultural development, Maya civilization is one of the most famous civilizations in the Mesoamerica area about 2800 years ago. In three hundred…

Around the year 1300 AD, along the shores and on the islands of Lake Texcoco the Aztec Empire began. This is where they constructed the twin cities of Tenochtitlan and Tlateleco. By the year 1500 AD these two cities were estimated to be larger than any city existing in Europe except Istanbul. The Aztecs were an interesting group of people to say the least. The religion of the Aztec people morphed several cultural aspects of their society such as economic security, social mobility,…

Mexico is a nation found in North America, sharing a northern border with the United States and a southern one with Belize and Guatemala. To the west lies the Pacific Ocean and to the east is the Gulf of Mexico. The country is part of the Northern and Western Hemispheres. As a federal republic, it is also officially known as the United Mexican States much like the United States of America. As a one of the largest nations in the world, Mexico is almost three times the size of Texas;…

Between February and June of 2015, a major archaeological find was made on an island in Lake Texcoco. Archeologists, according to Lorenzi’s article, “unearthed gruesome evidence of brutal rituals as they excavated what could be the largest ceremonial skull rack built by the Aztecs more than 500 years ago” (2015:par. 1). The Aztec culture is known for their sacrificial rituals, and here the skulls are thought to be those of enemies. Display of these skulls might be for showing the strength of the…

International trade is an important part of today’s economics. Everything we use today from our phones, our cars, our clothes and even the food we eat is because of international trade. America is dependent on global trade; in fact they are the world’s second largest importer. Main imports are: capital goods, which is 29% and consumer goods that is 26% (tradingeconomics.com). Trade is extremely important in The United States. Imports in the US reached an all-time high of 240524 USD Million in…

Tenochtitlan was raised island in the center of a lake, and transportations was composed of a system of canals and causeways. This ethnic group referred to themselves as Mexica and spoke their native language of Nahuatl. The island as well as the other residential areas held adobe houses for Mexica peoples:…

Introduction My mom and I decided that the summer after my freshman year of college we would take a mother-daughter trip. I really wanted to go to Mexico City and mom wanted to go to New York. We debated about where to go because we wanted to go to both places. We finally decided that we would just go to both places. We drove to New York first since it was in the States and then we flew out to Mexico City. Profile of New York New York Bay was discovered in 1542 by Giovanni da Verrazano.…

The Aztecs were a very important civilization with new rich ideas and new ways of life. They had a new system of government which was close to democracy. They gave women more rights than most other civilizations and their creative ideas such as the tumpline strap and the source of money provided an influence to our time. Even before they started the conquests to build their empire, the Aztecs built one of the most prosperous Mesoamerican cities for that time. All of these innovations and new…

A language that was called “Nahuatl” were known by people who lived in the area of Central Mexico around 600 AD. It is believed that these people who spoke the language came from the North, travelled to Central American and settled. The people who spoke “Nahuatl” started to gain power and they were the dominant power around 1000AD. The Mexica, were people who were one of the last groups of people who spoke “Nahuatl” to come to that area and they were a big part of the rise or the founding of…

Teotihuacan held about 100,000 inhabitants in 8 square miles. This city marked the beginning of a true urban revolution. Teotihuacan quickly became a dominant power in Mesoamerica. The residents prospered on agriculture, due to the irrigation the Lake Texcoco, craftwork and trade in ceramics and locally quarried obsidian. Maya Maya was built on the foundation of Olmec and Teotihuacan. The Maya lived in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, in Guatemala, and Belize. They constructed…