chinampa

(noun)

A method of ancient agriculture once used in Mexico that utilized artificial islands of fertile land.

Related Terms

  • Olmecs
  • calpolli
  • Mexica

Examples of chinampa in the following topics:

  • The Aztec People

    • These raised beds were called chinampas.
  • Architecture of the Aztecs

    • Surrounding the city and floating on the shallow flats of Lake Texcoco were enormous chinampas—long raised plant beds set upon the shallow lake bottom.
  • Meso-American Culture

    • Surrounding the city and floating on the shallow flats of Lake Texcoco were enormous chinampas—floating garden beds that fed the many thousands of residents of Tenochtitlan.
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