Examples of Teotihuacan in the following topics:
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- Teotihuacan was a city founded outside of modern Mexico City in 100 BCE and was known for its pyramids.
- Just 30 miles from modern day Mexico City lies the precolumbian Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacan.
- An alternate explanation is that the Totonac people, who still remain today, founded Teotihuacan.
- This appears to be the case at Teotihuacan, although the mountain to which it is oriented is not visible from within the Teotihuacan complex due to a closer mountain ridge.
- This mural is from the Tetitla compound at Teotihuacan.
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- This seven-tiered structure exhibits the taludtablero construction that is a hallmark of the Teotihuacan architectural style.
- Sometime in the middle of the seventh century disaster struck Teotihuacan.
- In fact, the name "Teotihuacan" is actually an Aztec word meaning "Gathering Place of the Gods."
- Ceremonial center of the city of Teotihuacan, Mexico, Teotihuacan culture, c. 350-650 CE.
- To understand the importance of Teotihuacan as a religious, commercial, and art historical center.
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- The Maya civilization participated in long distance trade with many other Mesoamerican cultures, including Teotihuacan, the Zapotec, and other groups in central and gulf-coast Mexico.
- It has been hypothesized that the decline of the Maya is related to the collapse of their intricate trade systems, especially those connected to the central Mexican city of Teotihuacán.
- Before there was a greater knowledge of the chronology of Mesoamerica, Teotihuacan was believed to have fallen during 700–750 CE, forcing the "restructuring of economic relations throughout highland Mesoamerica and the Gulf Coast."
- However, it is now believed that the strongest Teotihuacan influence was during the 4th and 5th centuries.
- In addition, the civilization of Teotihuacan started to lose its power, and maybe even abandoned the city, during 600–650 CE.
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- Archaeologist Laurette Sejourné, followed by the historian Enrique Florescano, argued that the "original" Tollan was probably Teotihuacán.
- Skeptics argue that the ancient city of Teotihuacán and the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan were much more influential sites for Mesoamerican culture than Tula.
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- Contemporary with Teotihuacan's greatness was the greatness of the Maya civilization.
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- The biggest Mesoamerican cities such as Teotihuacan, Tenochtitlan, and Cholula were among the largest in the world.
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- Strong cultural influences stemming from the Olmec tradition and from Teotihuacan contributed to the development of the Maya city center and the culture's Classic artistic tradition.
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- During this same
time, the central Mexican city, Teotihuacan, was becoming increasingly intrusive
in Maya dynastic politics.