chinampas
E863225
Chinampas are Mesoamerican artificial agricultural islands built on shallow lake beds, famously used by the Aztecs for highly productive farming around what is now Mexico City.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial agricultural island
ⓘ
pre-Columbian agricultural system ⓘ raised field agriculture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aztec Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tenochtitlan NERFINISHED ⓘ Xochimilco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
high soil fertility
ⓘ
intensive cultivation ⓘ rectangular plots of land ⓘ separated by canals ⓘ |
| considered |
intensive wetland agriculture
ⓘ
sustainable agriculture system ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Lake Chalco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Xochimilco NERFINISHED ⓘ shallow lake beds ⓘ |
| enable |
high crop yields
ⓘ
multiple annual harvests ⓘ |
| etymology | from Nahuatl chinamitl meaning "reed fence" or "enclosed field" ⓘ |
| function | maximize use of lacustrine environments for agriculture ⓘ |
| influences | modern sustainable agriculture discussions ⓘ |
| irrigatedBy | surrounding canals ⓘ |
| languageOrigin | Nahuatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| madeOf |
aquatic vegetation
ⓘ
decaying organic matter ⓘ mud dredged from lake bottom ⓘ |
| originatedBefore | Aztec period GENERATED ⓘ |
| presentIn | modern Xochimilco canals ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO World Heritage Site (Xochimilco chinampa zone) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stabilizedBy |
ahuejote trees
ⓘ
willow trees ⓘ |
| support |
amaranth cultivation
ⓘ
beans cultivation ⓘ chili peppers cultivation ⓘ flowers cultivation ⓘ maize cultivation ⓘ squash cultivation ⓘ vegetables cultivation ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
groundwater extraction
ⓘ
urbanization ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Postclassic Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Aztecs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xochimilca people NERFINISHED ⓘ other Nahua groups ⓘ |
| usedFor |
food production for Tenochtitlan
ⓘ
urban provisioning ⓘ |
| usedIn | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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