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GCSE History · key term
The Great Temple at the centre of Tenochtitlan, with summit shrines dedicated to Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc.
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Paper 3
Revise: TenochtitlanThe dominant monument was the Templo Mayor, or Great Temple: a stepped pyramid approximately 60 metres high. Two stairways led to two shrines at its summit. One honoured Tlaloc, the god of rain; the other honoured Huitzilopochtli, the god of war.
The Great Temple in Tenochtitlan: a stepped pyramid topped by separate shrines to Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc.
Support descriptions of splendour with precise features, such as the twin shrines of the Templo Mayor, stone palaces, canals and aqueducts.
Support descriptions with named examples: Huitzilopochtli, Tlaloc and the Templo Mayor.
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