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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Teotihuacan civilization canonical | 13 |
| Teotihuacan | 11 |
| Teotihuacan culture | 4 |
| Teotihuacan religion | 1 |
| Teotihuacano | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T227203 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Teotihuacan civilization Context triple: [Mesoamerica, knownFor, Teotihuacan civilization]
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Maya civilization
The Maya civilization was an advanced pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture renowned for its sophisticated writing system, monumental architecture, mathematics, astronomy, and complex calendar.
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Olmec civilization
The Olmec civilization was an early Mesoamerican culture, flourishing around 1500–400 BCE, renowned for its colossal stone heads, complex religious iconography, and foundational influence on later civilizations like the Maya and Aztec.
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Zapotec civilization
The Zapotec civilization was an influential pre-Columbian culture of southern Mesoamerica, centered in the Oaxaca Valley and noted for its early writing system, monumental architecture, and complex urban centers like Monte Albán.
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Aztec Empire
The Aztec Empire was a powerful Mesoamerican civilization centered in Tenochtitlan that dominated central Mexico through military conquest, tribute, and a rich religious and cultural tradition until its fall to Spanish invaders in the early 16th century.
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Chavín culture
The Chavín culture was an early, influential pre-Columbian civilization in the northern Andean highlands of Peru, known for its monumental religious centers, distinctive stone carvings, and role as a major cultural precursor in Andean history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Teotihuacan civilization Target entity description: 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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A.
Maya civilization
The Maya civilization was an advanced pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture renowned for its sophisticated writing system, monumental architecture, mathematics, astronomy, and complex calendar.
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B.
Olmec civilization
The Olmec civilization was an early Mesoamerican culture, flourishing around 1500–400 BCE, renowned for its colossal stone heads, complex religious iconography, and foundational influence on later civilizations like the Maya and Aztec.
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C.
Zapotec civilization
The Zapotec civilization was an influential pre-Columbian culture of southern Mesoamerica, centered in the Oaxaca Valley and noted for its early writing system, monumental architecture, and complex urban centers like Monte Albán.
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D.
Aztec Empire
The Aztec Empire was a powerful Mesoamerican civilization centered in Tenochtitlan that dominated central Mexico through military conquest, tribute, and a rich religious and cultural tradition until its fall to Spanish invaders in the early 16th century.
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E.
Chavín culture
The Chavín culture was an early, influential pre-Columbian civilization in the northern Andean highlands of Peru, known for its monumental religious centers, distinctive stone carvings, and role as a major cultural precursor in Andean history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican civilization
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archaeological culture ⓘ pre-Columbian civilization ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Teotihuacan civilization
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Teotihuacan
|
| countryPresentLocation | Mexico ⓘ |
| declineCause | partly unknown ⓘ |
| declineHypothesis |
elite conflict
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environmental stress ⓘ external pressures ⓘ internal unrest ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
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craft production ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 6th century CE ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Classic period in Mesoamerica
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surface form:
Classic period of Mesoamerica
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| hasCapital |
Teotihuacan civilization
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Teotihuacan
|
| hasCenter | Avenue of the Dead ⓘ |
| hasMajorStructure |
Ciudadela complex
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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
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Maya civilization ⓘ Zapotec civilization ⓘ other Central Mexican polities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Avenue of the Dead
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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
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surface form:
Basin of Mexico
Central Mexico ⓘ |
| majorTradeGood |
ceramics
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obsidian ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| peakPeriod | c. 250–550 CE ⓘ |
| populationPeakEstimate |
over 100000 inhabitants
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up to about 200000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| practiced | human sacrifice ⓘ |
| region | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| religion | polytheism ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| studiedBy | archaeologists ⓘ |
| urbanPlanning |
monumental central axis
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orthogonal grid layout ⓘ |
| used | talud-tablero architectural style ⓘ |
| wasOneOf |
largest cities in the pre-Columbian Americas
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largest cities in the world of its time ⓘ |
| writingSystem | limited or debated evidence ⓘ |
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Subject: Teotihuacan civilization Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (30)
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