Chinampas were a unique agricultural innovation used by which civilization to increase food production?
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Correct answer: The Aztecs of Central Mexico
Chinampas were 'floating gardens'—artificial islands created in shallow lake beds. This allowed the Aztecs to produce multiple harvests a year to support the massive population of their capital, Tenochtitlan.
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