- [[Civilizations Thrive in Adverse Environments]] - [b] [Tenochtitlán was called the Venice of the New World](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/atp090/tenochtitlan_was_said_to_be_like_the_venice_of/) but the flood risks and failures to maintain damming structures and later drainage caused Mexico City to be very different than the Tenochtitlán of old.