that was smaller and was named the Moon pyramid. The commoners lived in apartment complexes that had their own marketplaces.
             Most of the Aztec food supply came from the nearby floating farms. These farms were created over the water for better irrigation system. They consisted of a box containing soil and usually held together by planted trees. The farmers would also dump human waste and the leftovers of sacrificial victims. To work on these farms the Aztecs used canoe type boats from which they did everything that had to be done to the farm. These farms just like the city itself are of brilliant design in that they never have to be watered, and there is always a place to get rid of garbage.
             Most of the Aztec religion was based on their myths and legends. For example, the story of everyday war between the evil nights with its stars and the sun god Huitzilpochtli, who requires human hearts in order for the world not to end. Because of that requirement the Aztec religion is very fond of human
             sacrifice. In commemoration to one of their temples, the Aztecs sacrificed 40,000 people. They used their military in what was called the "Flower War" to collect the sacrificial victims. These victims were called the Xochimique, in other words, those who died in a god-like manner. The military collected the Xochimique from the near by villages around the lake.
             At the top of the temple a crew of priests would accept sacrificial victims one by one, cutting out their hearts and throwing the bodies down the steps of the temple. The lifeless bodies would later be skinned and put on live Aztecs in order to
             perform special dances. Then in the end the victims were eaten. Also the priests sometimes ate the hearts of the Xochimique.
             By the time the Spanish conquistadors arrived in 1519, the Aztec Empire controlled territory from the Pacific
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