Teotihuacan
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TEOTIHUACAN
TEOTIHUACAN
Teotihuacan – also written Teotihuacán, with a Spanish orthographic accent on the last syllable – is an enormousarchaeological site in the Basinof Mexico, just 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Mexico City, containing some of the largestpyramidal structures built in the pre-Columbian Americas. Apart from the pyramidalstructures, Teotihuacan is also known for its large residential complexes, the Avenue of the Dead, and numerous colorful, well-preserved murals. Additionally, Teotihuacanproduced a thin orange pottery style that spread through Mesoamerica. The city is thought to have been established around 100 BC and continued to be built until about 250 AD. Thecity may have lasted until sometime between the 7th and 8th centuries AD. At its zenith, perhaps in the first half of the 1st millennium AD, Teotihuacan was the largest cityin the pre-Columbian Americas, with a population of perhaps 125,000 or more, placing it among the largest cities of the world in this period. Teotihuacan was even home tomulti-floor apartment compounds built to accommodate this large population. The civilization and cultural complex associated with the site is also referred to as Teotihuacan orTeotihuacano.Although it is a subject of debate whether Teotihuacan was the center of a state empire, its influence throughout Mesoamericais well documented; evidence ofTeotihuacano presence can be seen at numerous sites in Veracruz and the Maya region
. The Aztecs may have been influenced by this city. The ethnicity of the inhabitants ofTeotihuacan is also a subject of debate. Possible candidates are the Nahua, Otomi or Totonac ethnic groups. Scholars have also suggested that Teotihuacan was a multiethnic state.
TEOTIHUACAN
Teotihuacan – also written Teotihuacán, with a Spanish orthographic accent on the last syllable – is an enormousarchaeological site in the Basinof Mexico, just 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Mexico City, containing some of the largestpyramidal structures built in the pre-Columbian Americas. Apart from the pyramidalstructures, Teotihuacan is also known for its large residential complexes, the Avenue of the Dead, and numerous colorful, well-preserved murals. Additionally, Teotihuacanproduced a thin orange pottery style that spread through Mesoamerica. The city is thought to have been established around 100 BC and continued to be built until about 250 AD. Thecity may have lasted until sometime between the 7th and 8th centuries AD. At its zenith, perhaps in the first half of the 1st millennium AD, Teotihuacan was the largest cityin the pre-Columbian Americas, with a population of perhaps 125,000 or more, placing it among the largest cities of the world in this period. Teotihuacan was even home tomulti-floor apartment compounds built to accommodate this large population. The civilization and cultural complex associated with the site is also referred to as Teotihuacan orTeotihuacano.Although it is a subject of debate whether Teotihuacan was the center of a state empire, its influence throughout Mesoamericais well documented; evidence ofTeotihuacano presence can be seen at numerous sites in Veracruz and the Maya region
. The Aztecs may have been influenced by this city. The ethnicity of the inhabitants ofTeotihuacan is also a subject of debate. Possible candidates are the Nahua, Otomi or Totonac ethnic groups. Scholars have also suggested that Teotihuacan was a multiethnic state.
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