Toltec civilization
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The Toltec civilization was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture centered at Tula that significantly influenced later societies such as the Aztecs through its art, architecture, and religious traditions.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Toltec civilization canonical | 11 |
| Toltec | 10 |
| Toltec culture | 4 |
| Maya-Toltec | 2 |
| Toltec mythology | 2 |
| Toltecs | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T227204 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Toltec civilization Context triple: [Mesoamerica, knownFor, Toltec civilization]
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Teotihuacan civilization
The Teotihuacan civilization was a major pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture centered in a vast, meticulously planned city famed for its monumental pyramids, complex urban layout, and far-reaching political and economic influence.
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Maya civilization
The Maya civilization was an advanced pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture renowned for its sophisticated writing system, monumental architecture, mathematics, astronomy, and complex calendar.
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Zapotec civilization
The Zapotec civilization was an influential pre-Columbian culture of southern Mesoamerica, centered in the Oaxaca Valley and noted for its early writing system, monumental architecture, and complex urban centers like Monte Albán.
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Olmec civilization
The Olmec civilization was an early Mesoamerican culture, flourishing around 1500–400 BCE, renowned for its colossal stone heads, complex religious iconography, and foundational influence on later civilizations like the Maya and Aztec.
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Aztec Empire
The Aztec Empire was a powerful Mesoamerican civilization centered in Tenochtitlan that dominated central Mexico through military conquest, tribute, and a rich religious and cultural tradition until its fall to Spanish invaders in the early 16th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Toltec civilization Target entity description: The Toltec civilization was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture centered at Tula that significantly influenced later societies such as the Aztecs through its art, architecture, and religious traditions.
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A.
Teotihuacan civilization
The Teotihuacan civilization was a major pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture centered in a vast, meticulously planned city famed for its monumental pyramids, complex urban layout, and far-reaching political and economic influence.
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B.
Maya civilization
The Maya civilization was an advanced pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture renowned for its sophisticated writing system, monumental architecture, mathematics, astronomy, and complex calendar.
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C.
Zapotec civilization
The Zapotec civilization was an influential pre-Columbian culture of southern Mesoamerica, centered in the Oaxaca Valley and noted for its early writing system, monumental architecture, and complex urban centers like Monte Albán.
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D.
Olmec civilization
The Olmec civilization was an early Mesoamerican culture, flourishing around 1500–400 BCE, renowned for its colossal stone heads, complex religious iconography, and foundational influence on later civilizations like the Maya and Aztec.
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E.
Aztec Empire
The Aztec Empire was a powerful Mesoamerican civilization centered in Tenochtitlan that dominated central Mexico through military conquest, tribute, and a rich religious and cultural tradition until its fall to Spanish invaders in the early 16th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican civilization
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archaeological culture ⓘ pre-Columbian culture ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidenceAt |
Tula
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surface form:
Tula Chico
Tula ⓘ
surface form:
Tula Grande
|
| architectureInfluenced |
Templo Mayor
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surface form:
Aztec architecture
|
| artStyleInfluenced | Aztec art ⓘ |
| cultivatedCrop |
beans
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chili peppers ⓘ maize ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 12th century ⓘ |
| documentedBy | post-Conquest Aztec chronicles ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
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long-distance trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Toltec civilization
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Toltecs
|
| flourishedInCentury |
10th century
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11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Tula ⓘ |
| hasImportantStructure |
Pyramid B at Tula
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ballcourts ⓘ colonnaded halls ⓘ palatial complexes ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Nahuatl ⓘ |
| hasMajorSite | Tula de Allende ⓘ |
| hasMythicReputation | Tollan as a place of origin of civilization ⓘ |
| hasRulingTitle | tlatoani ⓘ |
| influenced |
Aztec Empire
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surface form:
Aztec civilization
Maya civilization ⓘ Mixtec civilization ⓘ |
| knownFor |
atlantean figures
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colossal warrior statues ⓘ feathered serpent iconography ⓘ militaristic ideology ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ relief sculpture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Mexico
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Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| majorDeity |
Quetzalcoatl
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Tezcatlipoca ⓘ Tlaloc ⓘ |
| politicalStructure |
city-state
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military aristocracy ⓘ |
| religion | Mesoamerican polytheism ⓘ |
| religionInfluenced |
Aztec mythology
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surface form:
Aztec religion
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| successorCulture | Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| usedCalendar |
260-day ritual calendar
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365-day solar calendar ⓘ Mesoamerican Long Count calendar ⓘ |
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Subject: Toltec civilization Description of subject: The Toltec civilization was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture centered at Tula that significantly influenced later societies such as the Aztecs through its art, architecture, and religious traditions.
Referenced by (31)
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