Everything About Teotihuacan The Ancient City Of Pyramids And Its Enduring Mysteries

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gertrude Most citizens lived in standardized, multi-family apartment compounds rather than simple huts.

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gertrude The main central road served as the city's geographical and ceremonial spine.

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Fun Facts

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Fun Fact

Apartment insulation: Teotihuacan's plaster-coated concrete apartments kept homes cool during hot days and warm during cold Mesoamerican nights.

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Quizzes

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Where did the majority of Teotihuacan's common citizens live?

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Why did the Aztecs name the main road 'Avenue of the Dead'?

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When did the planners of Teotihuacan begin laying out the city's precise grid?

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What is the orientation of Teotihuacan's grid system relative to true north?

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Approximately how long is the Avenue of the Dead in Teotihuacan?

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Which star cluster did the alignment of Teotihuacan's grid system help track?

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About how many people typically lived in one of Teotihuacan's apartment compounds?

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What major difference exists between Teotihuacan's art and Maya art regarding leadership?

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Glossary

grid plan (noun)
A city layout in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid. Teotihuacán's builders aligned this system fifteen point five degrees east of true north around 150 CE.