This essay takes a look at the rise and fall of the last city of the ancient world, Tenochtitlan. Has a three primary source bibliography.

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Tenochtitlan The city of Tenochtitlan was one of the largest and most powerful cities of Mesoamerica. It was the Aztec capital city, and is thought of to be the last major ancient city. It only lasted around 200 years, but it was described as "magnificent" by the outsiders who saw it. The god of war, Huitzilopochtli, appeared in an Aztec leaders dream one night. He told them to find the cactus with the bird perched on …

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…he ancient cities. Like everything else, it ended, only to be discovered and praised centuries later. Bibliography Bryne, Roger. "The Alonso Map." University of California, Berkely. 16 Mar 2004. <http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/geoimages/Alonso_Map/NaviAlonso/alonso.html>. Gruzinski, Serge. "Mexico Coty Virtual Guide." 16 Mar 2004. <http://www.mexicocity.com.mx/anc_city.html>. "Map of Tenochtitlan." Octagon Multimedia. 16 Mar 2004. <http://college.hmco.com/history/west/mosaic/chapter9/image118.html>.