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The Toltec people were a widespread civilization they thrived between the years 900 and 1200 AD the Toltec empire rose in 750 AD in what is now central Mexico. Their culture was discovered in the Mesoamerican times, also known as the Pre-Columbian times. It is known that the Toltec’s began their civilization growth on their conquest over the ancient city, Teotihuacan.
The Toltec were war-like people that expanded throughout Mexico, Guatemala, and Yucatan peninsula. There is little knowledge about the Toltec after the Aztec empire rose, destroying most Toltec documents. The Aztecs took some of their cultural aspects. The Toltec’s left very little architectural evidence. The Toltec civilization originated from the Tolteca-Chichimeca people …show more content…

That is located in the state of
Hildalgo in Mexico. Tollan was similar to the Mayan City Chichen Itza. These architectural structures suggest that the Maya and Toltec had a close cultural link. The city Tollan was born of the joining of the Nonoacles and the Teotihuancans. The common link of Teotihuancan bloodline of the two civilizations was strong enough. Rather than war over the new home they found they decided to join together. The Nonoacles brought the God Quetzalcoatl and they had very advanced building techniques. Dwellers became known as Tenoch, people of Tollan. Legendary
Toltec’s were born synthesizing the barbarity of the Chichimec barbarians, the philosophy of the
Teotihuancan, and local heritage of the Otomis. The Toltec empire reached its zenith towards the end of the 10th century. Tollan fell around 1168 AD, due to civil conflicts and nomadic invasions. It had become Rome long after it burned. . Other towns the Toltec have built were the
Chichen Itza. Chichen Itza is about 70 miles east of Merida. The architecture is non-Mayan. It is believed that the architecture comes from the Tenochtitlan, Uxmal. Chichen Itza and Tollan

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