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Late-Period Teotihuacan City-State

Type Object Region Mexico Time c. 100–700

Teotihuacan was one of the largest cities of Mesoamerica from the Preclassic through the Classic period, located in central Mexico.

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  1. c. 100–550Teotihuacan · State of MexicoThe Pyramid of the Sun, the Pyramid of the Moon, and the Avenue of the Dead formed a grand urban axis; the population reached tens of thousands, and trade and military influence spread across Mesoamerica, making it the political and cultural center of the Mexican Plateau in the Classic period.
  2. c. 550–600Teotihuacan palace district · State of MexicoIn the mid-to-late 6th century the palace and temple districts were systematically burned, the central government collapsed, large-scale construction ceased, and the urban population drained away, marking the end of Teotihuacan as a unified polity.
  3. c. 601–700Teotihuacan · State of MexicoIn the 7th century small-scale settlement activity continued within the site and some temples were reused, but trade and cultural contacts with the Maya lowland city-states weakened; the city eventually became a place of pilgrimage and ritual until it was fully abandoned.

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