Discussion Board

First, read “A Visit to Tenochtitlan” (PDF, 10.9 MB). Next, answer the following questions.

Tenochtitlan was the capital of the powerful Aztec Empire, one of the later Mesoamerican cultures that were conquered by the Spanish in the 16th century. In this description of Tenochtitlan, which would have been the largest and grandest city in the Americas in its time, discuss what aspects of its architecture and urban planning carry on earlier established traditions that were found throughout Mesoamerica for the past 2,000 years.