1. City
   1. Tenochtitlan
      1. Chronology
         1. 1325 AD to 1519 AD
         2. Columbian Exchange begins in 1519
   2. Island connected by three causeways
   3. "Not a bigger market they had ever known"
   4. Topic
   5. Topic
   6. Tzompantli
      1. Skulls!
      2. Topic
2. Epistomology
   1. History
      1. Native Text
      2. Spanish Text
      3. Archeology
3. Story of the Aztecs
   1. AD 1250: the aztecs take over the basin of mexico
      1. Why?
   2. AD 1325 establish tenochtitlan on island in lake texcoco
   3. AD 1428 Aztec Empire begins
      1. Triple Alliance
         1. Texcoco
         2. Tlacopan
         3. Tenochtitlan
   4. What is an Aztec?
      1. A member of the triple alliance?
      2. Any pre-columbian speakers of nawatl?
      3. A Mexica?
   5. Aztecs began as mercenaries
   6. Aztec Ethnic group: Mexica
      1. Meh-she-ka
4. Features of the Aztecs
   1. Chinampas
      1. really pre-dates the aztecs
      2. agricultural system
      3. Exploitation of Swamp land
         1. Topic
      4. Intensive farming allows a large population to grow
   2. Markets
      1. Large
      2. Public
      3. Outdoor
      4. What can you get?
         1. Textiles
         2. Feathers
         3. Flowers
         4. Cocao
            1. Also an acceptable currency
            2. Gemstones
            3. Shells
            4. Copper Axes
            5. Cotton Cloaks
            6. Gold-dust
            7. only grows in the jungle
            8. scarce
            9. counterfeit cacao beans
      5. Judges
         1. Regulate prices
         2. Ombudsperson
   3. Tribute
      1. The protectorate payment
      2. bartering for physical protection
      3. Honey
      4. Cocao
      5. Labor
   4. Militarism and Sacrifice
      1. Huitzilopochtil
         1. War God
         2. Topic
   5. Culture
      1. Language well thought of
      2. Hunting
      3. Extensive Agriculture
      4. Medicine
      5. Lapadary Work
         1. Turqouise