Describe the iconography of The Founding of Tenochtitlan page from the Codex Mendoza
What will be an ideal response?
Essay responses should include these points:
The city of Tenochtitlan is idealized in the codex page.
The eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus growing from a stone symbolizes the city.
Waterways divide the city into four quarters and indicate the lake surrounding it.
Early leaders are seated in the quadrants, and the victorious warriors at the bottom represent early Aztec conquests.
Plants sprout from the quadrants and represent prosperity.
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