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Teotihuacan
MesoamericaHeartland today: 
Mexico
Major monuments were sacked and burned around 550 CE, but some occupation may have continued into the 7th or 8th century.
Before and after
In central Mexico:Came after: Toltec civilization
After Teotihuacan declined, the Coyotlatelco culture held the region before Tula rose.
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The largest city in the pre-Columbian Americas, home to perhaps 100,000 people beneath the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon. Its obsidian tools and murals reached the Maya lowlands, though its own language and rulers remain unnamed.
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Key events
Teotihuacan begins as a religious centre on the Mexican plateau
Sources
- Cowgill, George L. (2015). Ancient Teotihuacan. Cambridge University Press.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Teotihuacan."
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- Han dynastyChina
- Paracas cultureSouth America
- Moche cultureSouth America
- Nazca cultureSouth America
- Maya civilizationMesoamerica
- Zapotec civilizationMesoamerica
- Etruscan civilizationEurope
- Celtic Iron AgeEurope
- Ancient RomeEurope
- Ancient EgyptAfrica
- Mixtec civilizationMesoamerica (uncertain overlap)
- Ancient GreeceEurope (uncertain overlap)
– Builders raise the Pyramid of the Sun, among the largest structures in the pre-Columbian Americas
Sources
- Cowgill, George L. (2015). Ancient Teotihuacan. Cambridge University Press.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Teotihuacan."
Multi-family apartment compounds house most of the city's population along the Avenue of the Dead
Sources
- Cowgill, George L. (2015). Ancient Teotihuacan. Cambridge University Press.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Teotihuacan."
Teotihuacan-linked warriors intervene in the Maya city of Tikal, reshaping its ruling dynastyDisputed
The nature of Teotihuacan's involvement at Tikal, direct conquest or indirect influence, is debated.
Sources
- Cowgill, George L. (2015). Ancient Teotihuacan. Cambridge University Press.
- Coe, Michael D. & Houston, Stephen (2015). The Maya. Thames & Hudson.
Teotihuacan's temples along the Avenue of the Dead are sacked and systematically burnedDisputed
Some researchers link the burning to internal revolt against the elite, others to extreme weather events recorded around 535–536 CE.
Sources
- Cowgill, George L. (2015). Ancient Teotihuacan. Cambridge University Press.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Teotihuacan."