Teotihuacán civilization

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient people
gptkbp:archaeologicalExcavationBegan late 19th century
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Teotihuacán
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Classic_period_of_Mesoamerica
gptkbp:burialPractice mass graves
gptkbp:centeredIn gptkb:Teotihuacán
gptkbp:collapsed c. 550 CE
gptkbp:containsSettlement c. 400 BCE
gptkbp:country gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:declinedAfter internal unrest
environmental factors
external invasion
gptkbp:discoveredBy modern archaeologists in 19th century
gptkbp:district grid layout
gptkbp:economy agriculture
obsidian trade
gptkbp:ethnicGroup multi-ethnic population
gptkbp:evidence human sacrifice
long-distance trade
apartment compounds
craft specialization
gptkbp:exportedTo obsidian
gptkbp:flourishedDuring c. 100 BCE – 550 CE
gptkbp:governingBody unknown (possibly oligarchy or theocracy)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Teotihuacán civilization
gptkbp:imported gptkb:jade
shells
cacao
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkb:Mixtec_civilization
gptkb:Zapotec_civilization
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Avenue_of_the_Dead
gptkb:Pyramid_of_the_Moon
gptkb:Pyramid_of_the_Sun
gptkbp:language unknown (possibly Totonac or Nahua)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Mesoamerica
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Feathered_Serpent_(Quetzalcoatl)
Storm God (Tlaloc)
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Teotihuacán
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Temple_of_the_Feathered_Serpent
gptkbp:peakPeriod c. 250–550 CE
gptkbp:populationPeak over 100,000
gptkbp:religion mythology
gptkbp:style gptkb:frescoes
talud-tablero architecture
gptkbp:tradeNetwork gptkb:Mesoamerica
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Teotihuacán
1987
gptkbp:writingSystem no known writing system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Goddess_of_Teotihuacán
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7