What Are The Aztecs Be Remembered For Agriculture

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The Aztecs lived in what is now Mexico City from around 1350 to 1529. They had water for crops and were surrounded by mountains. The Aztecs were polytheistic, meaning that they believed in many gods. Agriculture affected Aztec culture the most, which can be seen through chinampas and crops.

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Agriculture was very important to the Aztecs, so they made systems that made farming easier, such as chinampas. The Aztecs created a system that made farming more efficient. In the Chinampas document it says, “Chinampa is a method of farming that uses small, rectangular areas to grow crops on the shallow lake beds in the Mexican valley. Chinampas were essentially artificial islands created for the crops.” Using chinampas, the Aztecs were able to grow more crops because they had more land. Chinampas made the soil richer since there was easy access to water and also made it easier for the farmers because they could use channels to get to the islands. The Aztecs made farming easier and were able

The Aztecs had lots of knowledge about crops, so they had many different uses for different crops. In the Crops document it says “Maize could be stored for long periods of time, and in addition to being eaten as it was, it could be ground into flour and made into other foods.”. It also says “The pumpkin, for example, was used often because its seeds provided a great deal of protein. And the bottle gourd was grown because after being eaten, it could be used as a water container.”, and “...cotton plants and rubber trees to create products they needed like clothing and latex balls.” There were many different uses for the crops that the Aztecs grew, and everything was very thought out. This made it so there wasn’t much food waste, and everything could be used for more than one thing. The Aztecs were very advanced in agriculture and were able to use different crops for different