Cholula culture
E866518
The Cholula culture was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization centered in the city of Cholula in present-day Mexico, known for its long-lasting religious significance and monumental architecture.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture
ⓘ
pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Massacre in Cholula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Hernán Cortés
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuedIntoPeriod | Postclassic period ⓘ |
| declinedAfter | Spanish conquest of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | Formative period ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
long-distance trade with Gulf Coast
ⓘ
long-distance trade with Oaxaca ⓘ long-distance trade with central Highlands ⓘ regional trade ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | Classic period ⓘ |
| hadEconomicBase |
agriculture
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ |
| hadPoliticalOrganization | city-state ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Great Pyramid of Cholula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Andrés Cholula NERFINISHED ⓘ San Pedro Cholula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Cholula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCenter | Great Pyramid of Cholula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageContinuesIn |
indigenous communities of Puebla
ⓘ
modern Cholula ⓘ |
| influenced |
Aztec culture
ⓘ
Postclassic central Mexican cultures ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gulf Coast cultures
ⓘ
Olmec culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Teotihuacan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Great Pyramid of Cholula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ long-lasting religious significance ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ polychrome ceramics ⓘ trade networks ⓘ |
| laterAssociatedWithLanguage | Nahuatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cholula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Puebla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorDeityVenerated |
Quetzalcoatl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tlaloc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Cholula culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cholula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Classic-period Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedReligion | Mesoamerican polytheism ⓘ |
| produced |
ceramics
ⓘ
obsidian tools ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| religiousCenterFor | central Mexican Highlands ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Proto-Nahuan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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