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| the earliest complex society in Mesoamerica. their sites are located along the gulf of Mexico. |
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| a road that stretches from 5 kilometers through the centre of teotihuacan |
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| a very large compound in teotihuacan that includes a large courtyard where the temple of the feathered serpent is located. |
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| Temple of the feathered serpent |
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| structure at the back of the cuidadela adorned with the sculpted heads of the feathered serpent deity. |
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| a pyramid complex used for both symbolic functions and the production of military supplies and located at the north end of the avenue of the dead in teotihuacan. |
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| a complex combination of pictographic and syllabic script that initially developed to record major events in the lives of rulers. |
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| a Maya myth that tells the epic tale of hero twins and their battle with the lords of the underworld |
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| a large mesoamerican empire based in Tenochtitlan |
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| a document that is a major source of information on aztec history and culture; compiled son after the spanish conquest of the aztec. |
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| the spanish friar who compiled the florentine docex. |
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| an empire that preceded the Aztecs in the valley of Mexico. It is not clear whether the Toltec controlled areas beyond their capital city. |
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| the capital city of the Toltec empire |
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| the homeland, possibly mythical, of the Aztecs. |
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| city that was a member of the Aztec triple alliance |
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| city that was a member of the Aztec triple alliance |
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| the pact of between the cities of Tenochtitlan, telapocan, and texcoco that formed the basis of the Aztec empire. |
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| raised agricultural beds built in swamps; critical for Aztec agriculture. |
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| double pyramid at the centre of Tenochtitlan thatw as the core of the Aztec world. |
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| a goddess killed by the Aztec patron god huitzilopochtli |
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