Question

The first page of the Codex Mendoza titled the Founding of Tenochtitlan. An eagle sits in the middle. People surround the eagle figure and some hit drums at the bottom of the page.

What is depicted in the image above?
a.
the history of how the Aztec people won their land
b.
the capital whose founding is an essential part of mythology
c.
the hardships the Aztecs have had to endure
d.
the founding of the capital of the Inca empire

Answer 1

b. The capital whose founding is an essential part of mythology — the founding of Tenochtitlan (the Aztec capital), shown by the eagle motif from the creation/founding myth.