Discovering Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations

Discovering Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations — page 7
The photograph shows a view of Teotihuacan from the top of the Pyramid of the Sun the third largest pyramid in the world Located near present day Mexico City it was the greatest city in the Americas before the arrival of Europeans At its height in about 500 CE it may have housed more than 150 000 people At the time it was one of the largest cities in the world Teotihuacan contained great plazas temples palaces of nobles and priests and some 2 000 single story apartment compounds Its culture spread throughout much of Mesoamerica Around 750 CE the main part of the city burned possibly in a rebellion or a civil war 12