Teotihuacan civilization

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Mesoamerican civilization archaeological culture pre-Columbian civilization

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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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Teotihuacan 8
Teotihuacan culture 2
Teotihuacano 1

Statements (57)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Teotihuacan civilization → archaeologicalSite → Teotihuacan civilization self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan
Valley of Mexico → archaeologicalSites → Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan
Great Pyramid of Cholula → associatedCulture → Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teotihuacano
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
Classic period in Mesoamerica → hasMajorCenter → Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan
indigenous peoples of Mexico → historicalCivilization → Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan culture
Valley of Mexico → historicallyHosted → Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ
Pre-Columbian era → includesCivilization → Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ
Aztec Empire → influencedBy → Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ
Mesoamerica → knownFor → Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ
Teotihuacan Hall → mainSubject → Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan
Mesoamerica → majorSite → Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan
Central Mexico → notableArchaeologicalSite → Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teotihuacan
Central Mexico → preColumbianCulture → Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ