Teotihuacan civilization

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The Teotihuacan civilization was a major pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture centered in a vast, meticulously planned city famed for its monumental pyramids, complex urban layout, and far-reaching political and economic influence.

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Teotihuacan civilization canonical 13
Teotihuacan 11
Teotihuacan culture 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican civilization
archaeological culture
pre-Columbian civilization
archaeologicalSite Teotihuacan civilization self-linksurface differs
surface form: Teotihuacan
countryPresentLocation Mexico
declineCause partly unknown
declineHypothesis elite conflict
environmental stress
external pressures
internal unrest
economyBasedOn agriculture
craft production
long-distance trade
endTime c. 6th century CE
flourishedInPeriod Classic period in Mesoamerica
surface form: Classic period of Mesoamerica
hasCapital Teotihuacan civilization self-linksurface differs
surface form: Teotihuacan
hasCenter Avenue of the Dead
hasMajorStructure Ciudadela complex
Pyramid of the Moon
Pyramid of the Sun
Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan
surface form: Temple of the Feathered Serpent

multi-family apartment compounds
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site via city of Teotihuacan
influenced Classic Veracruz culture
Maya civilization
Zapotec civilization
other Central Mexican polities
knownFor Avenue of the Dead
Pyramid of the Moon
Pyramid of the Sun
Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan
surface form: Temple of the Feathered Serpent

apartment compounds
long-distance influence
monumental pyramids
murals
obsidian trade
planned urban layout
language unknown
locatedIn Valley of Mexico
surface form: Basin of Mexico

Central Mexico
majorTradeGood ceramics
obsidian
textiles
peakPeriod c. 250–550 CE
populationPeakEstimate over 100000 inhabitants
up to about 200000 inhabitants
practiced human sacrifice
region Mesoamerica
religion polytheism
startTime c. 1st century BCE
studiedBy archaeologists
urbanPlanning monumental central axis
orthogonal grid layout
used talud-tablero architectural style
wasOneOf largest cities in the pre-Columbian Americas
largest cities in the world of its time
writingSystem limited or debated evidence

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Mesoamerica knownFor Teotihuacan civilization
Mesoamerica majorSite Teotihuacan civilization
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan
Pre-Columbian era includesCivilization Teotihuacan civilization
Valley of Mexico historicallyHosted Teotihuacan civilization
Valley of Mexico archaeologicalSites Teotihuacan civilization
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan
Aztec Empire influencedBy Teotihuacan civilization
Central Mexico preColumbianCulture Teotihuacan civilization
Central Mexico notableArchaeologicalSite Teotihuacan civilization
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan
Maya civilization contemporaneousWith Teotihuacan civilization
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan
Quetzalcoatl culture Teotihuacan civilization
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan culture
Teotihuacan civilization hasCapital Teotihuacan civilization self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan civilization archaeologicalSite Teotihuacan civilization self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan
Classic period in Mesoamerica hasMajorCenter Teotihuacan civilization
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan
Great Pyramid of Cholula associatedCulture Teotihuacan civilization
this entity surface form: Teotihuacano
Teotihuacan Hall mainSubject Teotihuacan civilization
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan
indigenous peoples of Mexico historicalCivilization Teotihuacan civilization
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan culture
Cacaxtla influencedBy Teotihuacan civilization
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan
Aztec mythology influencedBy Teotihuacan civilization
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan religion
Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan locatedIn Teotihuacan civilization
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan
Pyramid of the Moon locatedIn Teotihuacan civilization
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan
Pyramid of the Moon culture Teotihuacan civilization
Avenue of the Dead culture Teotihuacan civilization
Pyramid of the Sun culture Teotihuacan civilization
Ciudadela complex associatedWithCulture Teotihuacan civilization
Classic Veracruz culture influencedBy Teotihuacan civilization
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan culture
Mesoamerican chronology includesCulture Teotihuacan civilization
El Cerrito archaeological zone hasCulturalAssociation Teotihuacan civilization
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan culture
Mesoamerican mythology associatedWith Teotihuacan civilization