Aztecs - A Mesoamerican people who built an empire in central Mexico that flourished from 1428 to 1519 C.E., Causeway - A solid earthen roadway built across water or low ground, Tenochtitlán - The capital city of the Aztec Empire, Valley of Mexico - Mountainous region that contain modern Mexico City, former home of Tenochtitlan , Triple Alliance - The leading power in the Valley of Mexico. Aztecs plus the cities of Texcoco, Tlacopan, Quetzalcoatl - Toltec god, both a feathered serpent AND a pale-skinned bearded man, Huitzilopochtli - God of Sun, Warfare. Needed the nourishment of human blood sacrifice or all life would perish, Chinampas - Farms built on the marshy fringes of the lake, “floating gardens”, Conquistadores  - Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century., Hernan Cortes - Conquistador who conquered the Aztec, claimed the region for Spain.,

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