a greater number of urban centers emerged, although of smaller size
all the people who lived in this vast region shared cultural features that made them resemble each other
The Toltecs dominated other villages through weapons and created powerful empires
was initially proposed by the anthropologist Paul Kirchhoff in 1943
which defined the final part of pre-Hispanic
in these capitals the ideas, forms of political organization and artistic styles of the different classical cities were combined
new ideas are generated artistic works and conceptions of power.
too many wars, low agricultural production caused by the ecological deterioration of the rainforest, massive migrations of peasants who settled in villages far from the control of the rulers
in northern Yucatán
the relations between the different regions of the cultural area were modified
originated in a city called Tula
Makes way for the end of the big cities profoundly modified the life of all of Mesoamerica .
600 AD
trade routes changed
hey practiced new religions centered on the figure of the god Quetzalcoatl, although many of the previous gods continued to be adorned
where a very organized government governed the arts and crafts were cultivated in a remarkable way
Some were invaded by new settlers, such as when the Mixtecs invaded the Zapotec city of Monte Albán
in the highlands of Guatemala
were abandoned after internal conflicts, as in the case of Teotihuacán