Teotihuacan

Teotihuacan was the first great city built by the successors of the Olmecs. The name Teotihuacan means the City of the Gods. It was a center of trade and worship. This major city contained many famous Meso-American pryamids, like Pyramid of the Sun (third largest pyramid inthe world), Pyramid of the Moon, and the Feathered Serpent Pyramid. It's main economy was intensive farming in the surrounding area. At one point, Teotihuacan, in its peak around 400 AD, was said to have 200,000 people. It was the sixth largest city at that time.

Sources http://archaeology.asu.edu/teo/

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Created by Elizabeth Thompson (8/29/08) Edited by: Stephen Puckette September 3 2008

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