Aztec Geography

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What other tribes were semi nomatic?
Mikmaaq, F.N.
Describe how the people woule meet their needs of water,shelter, and soial interations
Check if something was posionous or not by testing it on someone else
Asking for help with other tribes
Creating alliances to gather knowledge
Knowing what to grow and what not to
Knowing the surroundings before they move
Making sure their shelter was transportable
How might meeting their needs in this environment affect the values and beliefs of the Mexica?
Working together/Coperating
Relying on people
God having stronger beleifs toward him/her
Repecting the fact that the nature provides supplies
Solving their problems/conflicts
Being able to accomplish what they needed or wanted to
Advantages of Valley of Mexico?
Adv.
A good supply of water
having protection in the mountain ranges
creating a system to get water
some routes were available through water to other areas


Disadvatnages of Valley OF Mexico?
Conflict due to the area they might be in
trapped in the valley
Flood due to the basin
Facing the cahllenges of cold weather
Less argirculture due to the land not usable beause of H20
What belief led the Aztecs to settle in Tenochitalan
Gods told them that they would build a great city if they found a eagle perhing on a catctus
Mountains. Aztec response
Adapted because they make their temples like the mountains
give them prtoections and securty
made dams to control water flow
kept clouds away from areas from rain
had a good supply of water, had bulit an adequet
flash floods lead to dikes
Swamps. Aztec Response
Built a barrie(chimapa) to protect the city from flooding
Lake Texeco was interconnnected by 5 lakes
Axtec made changes for the determination of living in Tenochitalan
Islands. Aztec Response
Lake provided safety
Linked the lake to the mainland
Became plant cultivators whoch helped out the population and army by the food
buolt bridges to connect causeays to connect the city to the mainland
Summary of page 163
Symboloized the 4 directions
center was a square filled with temples
thought that the gods placed a special location
What is the capital of spain?
Madrid
What is the captial of Portugal?
Lisbon
What ocean borders Spaina nd portugal tok the west?
Atlantic ocean
What is the name of teh narrow channel that sperates europe and morroco?
Strait of Gibraltar
What is the chain of mountains in the northeast of spain
Pyrennes