Toltec

The Toltecs were nomadic people who swept into Mesoamerica after the fall of Teotihuacan. They established a capital at Tula in 968. The Toltecs are most famous for their influence on the Aztecs. An example of Toltec influence on the Aztec comes from the Toltec legend of Topiltzin/Quetzalcoatl that later affected the Aztec views on the Spanish. They adapted many features from sedentary agricultural people and added a focus on military ethics, this would later develop into a cult of human sacrifice. The range of their influence spread from southwest America to the Yucatan Peninsula. Tula was sacked by nomadic invaders in about 1150 ending the empire.

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