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Teotihuacan Temple Complexes and State Redistribution Networks — Classic Mesoamerica (c.100–550 CE)

Teotihuacan Temple Complexes and State Redistribution Networks — Classic Mesoamerica (c.100–550 CE)

  1. Early settlement begins in the Teotihuacan Valley

    Labels: Teotihuacan Valley, Farming communities

  2. Pyramid of the Sun built as major state monument

    Labels: Pyramid of, State monument

  3. City grid and ceremonial axis take shape

    Labels: Avenue of, City grid

  4. Ciudadela precinct formalizes temple-centered administration

    Labels: Ciudadela, Temple precinct

  5. Feathered Serpent Pyramid dedicated with mass burials

    Labels: Feathered Serpent, Mass burials

  6. Temple platforms begin concentrating public ritual

    Labels: Temple platforms, Public ritual

  7. Apartment compounds expand collectivized urban organization

    Labels: Apartment compounds, Craft production

  8. Moon Pyramid enlarged with rich offerings

    Labels: Moon Pyramid, Dedication deposits

  9. Thin Orange pottery circulates through wide exchange networks

    Labels: Thin Orange, Exchange networks

  10. Feathered Serpent Pyramid partially buried by Adosada platform

    Labels: Adosada platform, Feathered Serpent

  11. Obsidian procurement and workshop supply become state-organized

    Labels: Obsidian procurement, Workshops

  12. City reaches peak size and influence

    Labels: Teotihuacan metropolis, Monumental center

  13. Core monuments burned in the mid-sixth century

    Labels: Ceremonial core, Destruction

  14. Population decline and reduced central control after 600 CE

    Labels: Population decline, Reduced control