Aztec Innovate 2.12 by Emily Sheft https://padlet.com/mssheft/aztecinnovate Objective: I can explain how the Aztec innovated to meet their needs. en-us 2019-10-23 13:02:12 UTC 2025-10-10 21:48:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30e.png Directions mssheft https://padlet.com/mssheft/aztecinnovate/wish/401412198 Directions: Using the map in the below and your prior knowledge, answer the questions below.]]> 2019-10-23 13:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mssheft/aztecinnovate/wish/401412198 mssheft https://padlet.com/mssheft/aztecinnovate/wish/401412618 The Aztecs built their civilization on islands in Lake Texcoco. 

Their capital was called Tenochtitlán.
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To answer the questions on page 2 19:25 to 21:21]]> 2019-10-23 16:16:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mssheft/aztecinnovate/wish/401557329 mssheft https://padlet.com/mssheft/aztecinnovate/wish/401738600 Painting of what Tenochtitlan might have looked like during the Aztec Empire. One of the causeways leading to the Temple of the Sun is depicted in the center of the image.
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]]> 2019-10-23 21:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mssheft/aztecinnovate/wish/401738600 mssheft https://padlet.com/mssheft/aztecinnovate/wish/401801043 2019-10-24 01:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mssheft/aztecinnovate/wish/401801043 mssheft https://padlet.com/mssheft/aztecinnovate/wish/401802470 …Chinampas added both living and agricultural space to the island. Houses could be built on chinampas after they were firmly in place, and the plots were used to grow a great variety of products, from maize and beans to tomatoes and flowers. The Mexica [Aztec] built chinampas all around Tenochtitlan, like their neighbors in the freshwater lakes to the south. They were, however, constantly faced with the danger of flooding, which brought salty water across the chinampas and ruined the land and crops. Lake Texcoco accumulated minerals from the river water running into it, which caused the water to be brackish [mix of fresh and salt water]. In the mid-15th century, this problem was solved; a dam was built, separating the western section of the lake where Tenochtitlan was located and protecting the city from salty water and some flooding.…]]> 2019-10-24 01:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mssheft/aztecinnovate/wish/401802470 Mexico City is Sinking mssheft https://padlet.com/mssheft/aztecinnovate/wish/401805575 2019-10-24 01:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mssheft/aztecinnovate/wish/401805575 Example mssheft https://padlet.com/mssheft/aztecinnovate/wish/401807296 2019-10-24 01:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mssheft/aztecinnovate/wish/401807296 mssheft https://padlet.com/mssheft/aztecinnovate/wish/401949747 How can the resource of water have a negative impact on civilizations?]]> 2019-10-24 11:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mssheft/aztecinnovate/wish/401949747