5. What did the Aztecs do to increase the
acreage of land they could use for
farming?
A. They land-filled Lake Texcoco.
B. They built stepped pyramids and grew
crops on each layer.
C. They leased unused land from the
neighboring tribes.
D. All of the above
Aztecs built many artificial islands in shallow Lake Texcoco, the so-called "chinampas" which esentially were small, rectangular areas where they grew corn and other crops there.
