Transcription: Around 1200 A.D., a warlike nomadic people called the Aztecs moved into what is now central and southern Mexico. They established an empire centered in the spectacular city of Tenochtitlan, built on an island in the middle of a lake and linked to the mainland by wide avenues and wooden drawbridges. This site is now Mexico City. To convert swampy areas into cropland, the Aztecs created artificial islands called chinampas. Tenochtitlan was built dominated by giant pyramids, where priests offered human sacrifices, particularly to the gods of war and reign. Warriors were highly respected in Aztec ...
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