Which of the following accurately describes how the Aztec altered their environment to produce crops? Choose the best answer choice.

Responses

They created terraced fields on the sides of mountains.

They built elaborate pyramids and temples.

They built raised, floating fields on top of swamp land and lakes out of nutrient-dense mud.

They built canoes to navigate canals.

The best answer choice is: They built raised, floating fields on top of swamp land and lakes out of nutrient-dense mud. This method of agriculture is known as chinampas, and it allowed the Aztec to grow crops in marshy areas where the soil was not suitable for cultivation.