How did the Aztec create more farmland for the city of Tenochtitlan?

Question

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Responses

by building dikes

by building dikes

by using slash-and-burn agriculture

by using slash-and-burn agriculture

by building chinampas

by building chinampas

by using aqueducts

by using aqueducts

Answer 1

The Aztec created more farmland for the city of Tenochtitlan by building chinampas. Chinampas were artificial islands made of soil and mud that were used for agriculture and allowed them to grow crops in the lake surrounding the city.