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Toltec Culture in Mesoamerica

Type Event Region North America Time 1111–1120

From the 10th to 12th centuries, the Toltec civilization centered on Tula in central Mesoamerica fused Teotihuacan heritage with northern nomadic inf…

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  1. 1111–1115Tula · MexicoThe Feathered Serpent Pyramid, Warrior Columns, and ball court remains indicate that Tula still maintained highly centralized sacrificial and warrior-elite rule, with the city-state controlling towns of the eastern Mexican Plateau through conquest and marriage alliances.
  2. 1115–1120Corridor from the Valley of Mexico to the Yucatán · MesoamericaToltec-style architecture, pottery, and Feathered Serpent imagery appear at Maya centers such as Chichén Itzá, reflecting postclassic cross-regional political and cultural interaction in Mesoamerica.

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