Toltec civilization
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The Toltec civilization was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture centered at Tula that significantly influenced later societies such as the Aztecs through its art, architecture, and religious traditions.
Aliases (4)
- Toltec culture ×2
- Toltecs ×2
- Toltec ×1
- Toltec mythology ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican civilization
→
archaeological culture → pre-Columbian culture → |
| archaeologicalEvidenceAt |
Tula Chico
→
Tula Grande → |
| architectureInfluenced |
Aztec architecture
→
|
| artStyleInfluenced |
Aztec art
→
|
| cultivatedCrop |
beans
→
chili peppers → maize → squash → |
| declinePeriod |
late 12th century
→
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| documentedBy |
post-Conquest Aztec chronicles
→
|
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
→
long-distance trade → |
| ethnicGroup |
Toltecs
→
|
| flourishedInCentury |
10th century
→
11th century → 12th century → |
| hasCapital |
Tula
→
|
| hasImportantStructure |
Pyramid B at Tula
→
ballcourts → colonnaded halls → palatial complexes → |
| hasLanguage |
Nahuatl
→
|
| hasMajorSite |
Tula de Allende
→
|
| hasMythicReputation |
Tollan as a place of origin of civilization
→
|
| hasRulingTitle |
tlatoani
→
|
| influenced |
Aztec civilization
→
Maya civilization → Mixtec civilization → |
| knownFor |
atlantean figures
→
colossal warrior statues → feathered serpent iconography → militaristic ideology → monumental architecture → relief sculpture → |
| locatedIn |
Central Mexico
→
Mesoamerica → |
| majorDeity |
Quetzalcoatl
→
Tezcatlipoca → Tlaloc → |
| politicalStructure |
city-state
→
military aristocracy → |
| religion |
Mesoamerican polytheism
→
|
| religionInfluenced |
Aztec religion
→
|
| successorCulture |
Aztec Empire
→
|
| usedCalendar |
260-day ritual calendar
→
365-day solar calendar → Mesoamerican Long Count calendar → |
Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Great Pyramid of Cholula
("Toltec")
→
|
associatedCulture |
|
Quetzalcoatl
("Toltec culture")
→
|
culture |
|
Toltec civilization
("Toltecs")
→
|
ethnicGroup |
|
indigenous peoples of Mexico
("Toltec culture")
→
|
historicalCivilization |
|
Valley of Mexico
→
|
historicallyHosted |
|
Nahuan languages
("Toltecs")
→
|
historicallySpokenBy |
|
Pre-Columbian era
→
|
includesCivilization |
|
Aztec Empire
→
|
influencedBy |
|
Mesoamerica
→
|
knownFor |
|
Quetzalcoatl
("Toltec mythology")
→
|
mythologicalCycle |
|
Central Mexico
→
|
preColumbianCulture |