Teotihuacan culture

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient Mesoamerican culture
gptkbp:archaeologicalFinds 19th century
gptkbp:associatedWith Teotihuacan
gptkbp:burialPractice elaborate tombs
gptkbp:collapsed c. 550 CE
gptkbp:country gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:declinedAfter internal unrest
external invasion
possible drought
gptkbp:economy craft production
obsidian trade
gptkbp:flourishedDuring c. 100 BCE – 550 CE
gptkbp:governingBody unknown (possibly collective or theocratic)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Teotihuacan culture
gptkbp:iconography gptkb:feathered_serpents
storm gods
butterfly motifs
owl motifs
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkb:Mixtec_civilization
gptkb:Zapotec_civilization
gptkbp:influenceExtendedTo gptkb:El_Salvador
gptkb:Guatemala
gptkb:Honduras
gptkb:Western_Mexico
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:frescoes
pyramids
urban planning
multi-family residential compounds
gptkbp:language unknown (possibly Totonac or Nahua)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Valley_of_Mexico
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Feathered_Serpent_(Quetzalcoatl)
Storm God (Tlaloc)
gptkbp:majorSite gptkb:Pyramid_of_the_Moon
gptkb:Temple_of_the_Feathered_Serpent
gptkb:Pyramid_of_the_Sun
gptkbp:notableFinds jade masks
obsidian blades
burial offerings
gptkbp:populationPeak over 100,000
gptkbp:potteryDecoration gptkb:Thin_Orange_ware
Tripod vessels
gptkbp:religion polytheistic
gptkbp:socialStructure stratified society
gptkbp:style Talud-tablero architecture
fresco murals
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Teotihuacan
gptkbp:urbanFeatures gptkb:Avenue_of_the_Dead
marketplaces
apartment compounds
gptkbp:writingSystem no fully deciphered script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Maya_religion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5