Teotihuacan - Wikipedia
WebThe name Teōtīhuacān was given by the Nahuatl -speaking Aztecs centuries after the fall of the city around 550 CE. The term has been glossed as "birthplace of the gods", or "place where gods were born", [10] reflecting Nahua creation …
Teotihuacán | Location, Sites, Culture, & History | Britannica
WebApr 9, 2024 · Teotihuacán, the most important and largest city of pre-Aztec central Mexico, located about 30 miles (50 km) northeast of modern Mexico City. At its apogee ( c. 500 ce ), it encompassed some 8 square miles (20 square km) and supported a population estimated at 125,000–200,000, making it, at the time, one of the largest cities in the world.
Teotihuacan - Pyramids, Mexico & Map | HISTORY
WebJan 5, 2018 · Teotihuacan is an ancient Mesoamerican city located 30 miles (50 km) northeast of modern-day Mexico City. The city, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, was settled as early...
Teotihuacan - World History Encyclopedia
WebFeb 17, 2015 · Teotihuacan, located in the Basin of Central Mexico, was the largest, most influential, and most revered city in the history of the New World. It flourished in Mesoamerica's Golden Age, the Classic Period of the first millennium CE.
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
WebDescription. Maps. Documents. Gallery. Video. Indicators. Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan. The holy city of Teotihuacan ('the place where the gods were created') is situated some 50 km north-east of Mexico City.
Teotihuacan (article) | Khan Academy
WebLargely created before 250 C.E., Teotihuacan is a testament to the ambition of its people, who built the first American city on a grid plan. Pyramid of the Moon seen from the Avenue of the Dead with Cerro Gordo in the distance, Teotihuacan, Mexico (photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Who Built the Great City of Teotihuacan? | National Geographic
WebTeotihuacan. The Mayan city in today's Mexico has mysterious origins. By Kelly Hearn. 3 min read. It was massive, one of the first great cities of the Western Hemisphere. And its origins are a...
Teotihuacan (ca. 100 BCE–800 CE) | Essay | The Metropolitan …
WebTeotihuacan (ca. 100 BCE–800 CE), located twenty-seven miles northeast of present-day Mexico City, was the largest city of the ancient Americas. At its height in ca. 400 CE, the city covered eight square miles and was home to an estimated population of …
Teotihuacan Pyramids - History and Facts | History Hit
WebNov 24, 2020 · Teotihuacan was a holy Mesoamerican city built in around 400 BC in what is now Mexico and forms one of the country’s oldest archaeological sites. The site is incredibly well-preserved, despite a fire which tore through the city in the late 1st millennium AD.
Smarthistory – Teotihuacan
WebDec 6, 2023 · Teotihuacan. by Dr. Maya Jiménez. Teotihuacan, Mexico, main structures c. 50–250 C.E. Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Beth Harris. Metropolis. An impressive city of 125,000–200,000 inhabitants, by the 6th century, Teotihuacan was the first large metropolis in the Americas.
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