Development Begins at Teotihuacán
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Architecture, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Cities, Urbanization, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: Latin American History, American Indian History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606), Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Mexico
- Date: c. 1
Article abstract: The construction of monumental religious and civic architecture, coupled with population growth at Teotihuacán, witnessed the Americas’ first great experiment in urbanization and state formation.
Summary of Event
Ancient Teotihuacán, situated in an offshoot of the Valley of Mexico, the Teotihuacán Valley, encompasses an area of about 190 square miles (about 500 square kilometers). Perhaps one-half of the valley is arable. Water from a dozen springs, the small watercourse of the San Juan River, and rainfall provided the necessary...
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