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proofreading - aztec capital tenochtitlán
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the capital of the aztec empire, tenochtitlán, is created in the 14th century. the city was an island on lake texcoco and was connected to the mainland by three passageways. the aztec settled there because nobody else wanted to settle in the swampy territory. at the time, it was one of the biggest cities in the world and were about 5 square miles. tenochtitlán were surrounded by ‘floating gardens,’ which were little islands made from piled mud. these islands were considered to be the aztec’s farmland.
the group of aztec people who founded tenochtitlán were called the mexica. legend states that the mexica are driven by the gods to settle in tenochtitlán. the god of war, huitzilopochtli, led the mexica to take over tenochtitlán so they could build him a temple. upon moving to tenochtitlán, the aztecs built a ceremonial center. here, there is the great temple, which was a huge pyramid where the aztec made sacrifices to the gods. surrounding this temple were many other smaller pyramids that are all dedicated to specific gods. some of the other gods that were worshipped were tlaloc, the god of rain, and quetzalcoatl, known as the ‘feathered serpent,’ who were the god of life.

Explanation:

1. Corrected verb tense to match historical context (past tense for all completed historical actions).
2. Fixed subject-verb agreement errors (singular subjects paired with singular verbs, plural with plural).
3. Capitalized proper nouns (Lake Texcoco) correctly.
4. Adjusted pronoun agreement for singular entities.

Answer:

The capital of the Aztec empire, Tenochtitlán, was created in the 14th century. The city was an island on Lake Texcoco and was connected to the mainland by three passageways. The Aztecs settled there because nobody else wanted to settle in the swampy territory. At the time, it was one of the biggest cities in the world and was about 5 square miles. Tenochtitlán was surrounded by ‘floating gardens,’ which were little islands made from piled mud. These islands were considered to be the Aztecs’ farmland.

The group of Aztec people who founded Tenochtitlán were called the Mexica. Legend states that the Mexica were driven by the gods to settle in Tenochtitlán. The god of war, Huitzilopochtli, led the Mexica to take over Tenochtitlán so they could build him a temple. Upon moving to Tenochtitlán, the Aztecs built a ceremonial center. Here, there was the Great Temple, which was a huge pyramid where the Aztecs made sacrifices to the gods. Surrounding this temple were many other smaller pyramids that were all dedicated to specific gods. Some of the other gods that were worshipped were Tlaloc, the god of rain, and Quetzalcoatl, known as the ‘feathered serpent,’ who was the god of life.