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I don't know what Teotihuacan is, but I do know that Tenochtitlan was the capitol of a group Mesoamerican Indians that is now Mexico City, the capitol of Mexico.
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Mexico City is the Modern site for the ancient city of?
Teotihuacan.
What is the settlement in Mexico?
There were many, throughout the ages. Modern? Mexico City is by far the largest. Ancient? Teotihuacan or Tenochtitlan are two of them.
What were three reasons that Teotihuacan was destroyed?
Although Teotihuacan is wrongly believed to be founded by the Aztecs, it was built by a more ancient, unnamed civilization between 400 and 150 BC. By the time the Aztecs founded their capital city of Tenochtitlan in 1325 AD, Teotihuacan had been already abandoned -- actually, for almost 200 years, since around 1150 AD. Teotihuacan is the name given to the city by the Aztecs, meaning "city of the gods". Current archaeological studies point to famine, war or even climate change as the main culprit of its destruction. Now, if you are asking about the city of Tenochtitlan (capital of the Aztec Empire), the main reason is war and an epidemic of smallpox brought by Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century, which decimated the city from 200,000 to just a couple of thousand by 1521.
What is the difference between the Maya and Teotihuacan civilizations?
The Maya civilization flourished in present-day southern Mexico and Central America, known for their sophisticated hieroglyphic writing, mathematics, and astronomy. Teotihuacan, located in central Mexico, was a dominant city-state known for its monumental pyramids and urban planning. The Maya had city-states with decentralized governance, while Teotihuacan had a more centralized political structure.
What civilization built the city of Teotihuacan?
It was a city built by the Teotihuacan people on 100 BC. It is usually mistaken to be of Aztec origin, but it is not the case: the Aztecs flourished as an independent civilization in 1325 AD, almost 1400 years after Teotihuacan was built. In fact, nobody knows for sure what is the actual name of the city; when the Aztecs discovered it, they called it as Teotihuacan (City of the gods) due to the gargantuan architecture of the place. It however, had been abandoned for centuries.
Teotihuacan is located in the country of?
Teotihuacan is located in central Mexico.
What was the significance of Teotihuacan?
Teotihuacan was a major Mesoamerican city that flourished between the 1st and 7th centuries AD. It was one of the largest cities of its time, with impressive urban planning and monumental architecture. Teotihuacan was an important cultural and economic center in Mesoamerica, influencing later civilizations like the Aztecs.
What is Teotihuacan also know as?
Teotihuacan is also named "place were gods are born"
Who did the Aztecs believe had built Teotihuacan?
The Aztecs believed that the ancient city of Teotihuacan was built by the gods. They revered Teotihuacan as a sacred place of great importance in their cosmology.
Why did they named the city of gods teotihuacan?
because city of gods means teotihuacan in there language
Which does not describe the city of teotihuacan?
The phrase "It was used by the Roman Gladiators" does not describe the city of Teotihuacan.
Did tenochtitlan cover 13 kilometers?
A kilometre is a measure of distance, not of area. Tenochtitlan's area was estimated as between 8 and 13 SQUARE kilometres.
