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GCSE History · key term
A raised route across water or wet ground. Causeways connected Tenochtitlan with the mainland.
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Paper 2
Revise: Conquest of MexicoThe city was a huge political, religious and trading centre, with more than 200,000 inhabitants. Its position in Lake Texcoco, linked to the mainland by causeways, would later shape the fighting.
Paper 3
A raised route across water or low, wet ground.
Revise: Location of Kenilworth CastleThe dam and causeway south of the castle provided an approach associated with Mortimer’s Tower; this route was also used for tournaments and became known as the Tiltyard. The landscape thus combined a practical water-management structure, an access route and a setting for elite recreation.
A raised route across water or low ground. Kenilworth’s southern causeway also acted as a dam.
Paper 3
A raised route across water or wet ground, connecting places such as an island city and the mainland.
Revise: TenochtitlanThree main causeways connected the island to the mainland. Gaps crossed by removable bridges allowed boats through; removing the bridges could also restrict an attacker’s access. The water surrounding the city helped its defence.
A raised route across water or low ground. The Spaniards entered Tenochtitlan along a causeway.
A raised route across water or marshy ground. Causeways connected Tenochtitlan to the mainland.
A raised route across water or wet ground. Causeways connected Tenochtitlan to the mainland.
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