Archaeoastronomy

AP* EDITION|THE EARTH AND ITS PEOPLE: A GLOBAL HISTORY CHAPTER 11 Larger Concept Section Review Vocabulary Terms Details CLASSIC-ERA CULTURE AND SOCIETY IN MESOAMERICA, 200-900 Teotihuacan -Teotihuacan, one of the largest Mesoamerican cities, was ruled by elites who used religious rituals and military power to legitimize their authority over the many laborers who worked the surrounding fields -Teotihuacan?s impressive urban architecture, complex agriculture, and extensive trade made it a dominating cultural presence throughout Mesoamerica. Its collapse around 750 C.E. resulted from conflicts within the elite and resource mismanagement Teotihuacan-a powerful city-state in Central Mexico (100 B.C.E.-750 C.E.)