Question

The Maya and the Aztec took advantage of the swampland throughout Mesoamerica. What is the main reason both of these cultures found the
swamps useful? Select the best answer from the list below.




1.The swamps were a way to keep their enemies from reaching their cities.


2.The swamps were a source of fresh water.


3.The swamps could be drained and used to build houses on.


4.Animals that could be used as food lived in the swamps.

Answer 1

The correct answer is 3) The swamps could be drained and used to build houses on.

The Maya and the Aztec took advantage of the swampland throughout Mesoamerica. What is the main reason both of these cultures found the

swamps useful?

Answer:

The swamps could be drained and used to build houses on.

The best example of how Mesoamerican civilizations like the above-mentioned used swaps was the case of the Great City of Tenochtitlan, the capital city of the Great Aztec Empire (modern-day downtown México City).

The Aztecs built their "Chinampas," on these swamps. Remember that Tenochtitlan was built over a lake, the Texcoco Lake.

These Chinampas were small portions of land built on the swamps, next to or on the water canals, where Aztecs built their homes and farmed the small portion of land producing cash crops.

The water canals served as an important means of communication to connect Tenochtitlan to other important Aztec cities such as Mixcoatl, Tlatelolco, Coyoacán, and Tlalpan.