The wealth of empire: agriculture, crafts and trade (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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Tenochtitlan's population at its height
Tenochtitlan's population at its height
Around 200,000 people
Size of Tenochtitlan
Size of Tenochtitlan
About 4.5 square miles
Chinampas
Chinampas
Farming plots that connected the island with canals
Spanish name for chinampas network
Spanish name for chinampas network
Floating gardens
Aztec agricultural products
Aztec agricultural products
Maize, beans, squash, chillies, tomatoes, avocados, turkey, etc.
What were codices?
What were codices?
Records of Aztec history and culture made of pictograms
What codices were made of
What codices were made of
Pictograms
What were tlacuilo?
What were tlacuilo?
Codex painters
Luxury goods in Aztec marketplace
Luxury goods in Aztec marketplace
Precious feathers, jade, and turquoise jewellery
Aztec specialised professions (examples)
Aztec specialised professions (examples)
Scribes, feather workers, stonemasons, astronomers, priests