Compare And Contrast Popocatepetl And Tenochtitl

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“Tenochtitlan: Inside the Aztec Capital” and “Popocatepetl and Ixtlaccihuatl” are both passages that have to do with the Aztec Capital of Tenochtitlan. However, they deliver very different messages. “Tenochtitlan: Inside the Aztec Capital” explains the beginnings and life style in Tenochtitlan, but “Popocatepetl and Ixtlaccihuatl” tries to explain why there are two volcanoes around what is now Mexico City.

“Popocatepetl and Ixtlaccihuatl” begins with backstory on the city. Once the actual story starts, it talks about how the emperor just had a new baby girl named Ixtlaccihuatl. It briefly covers the girl’s childhood, but the main story begins when she starts to mature. She realizes the responsibilities she has to deal with when her father, …show more content…

Because of this, his enemies realize that the empire is weak, and they attack him. He proclaims that the most successful soldier in the war would receive his daughters hand in marriage. Popocatepetl wins the competition, but jealous soldiers tell the emperor that Popo is dead. This causes Ixtla to die of heartbreak. When Popo returns, he kills the jealous soldiers and builds two stone piles. One made for Ixtla’s grave, and one made for him to watch over her for eternity. The story intention is to explain the existence of the volcanoes Ixtlaccihuatl and Popocatepetl. Although “Tenochtitlan: Inside the Aztec Capital” does not explain the volcanoes, it does, however, explain how the city itself was …show more content…

The floating pathways that are used for transport around the city had gaps between them with narrow, modular bridges to connect them. On the surface it seems like it was due to bad design, but when you start to think about, it makes more sense. They can remove the bridges making it harder for enemies to traverse the city. It is still possible to attack the city, but they have to cross the bridges in small groups which are easier to deal with than an entire army at once. The one thing the passage leaves out is the volcanoes that “Popocatepetl and Ixtlaccihuatl” tries to

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