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Popo And Tenochtitla Similarities

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The stroies Tenchochtitlan and Ixtla and Popo have some things common. Although, they aren’t completely simular. They also have some differences. One is about they way the city was built and the other is about love. They both tell a story and have a point or to the story.

Tenochtitlan was a city that was built around water to make it harder for people invade and attack.Tenochtitlan also it had a system of canals and causeways. These causeways and canals supplied the hundreds of thousands of people who lived there. During this time, people lived in hut. Tenochtitlan was a big place for trade.

In Popo and Ixtla the king has a beautiful daughter. Ixtla falls in love with Popo and they ask for the king approval in marriage. The king

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