the toltec civilization begain and ended in the 1st millennium ce.
the toltec civilization begain and ended in the 1st millennium ce.
when did the toltec civilization begin and end?
1st millennium ce
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just as teotihuacan had emerged from a power vacuum, so too did the toltec civilization, which took the reins of cultural and political power in mexico from about 700. the toltec empire established contact as far south as central america, and as far north as the anasazi corn culture in the southwestern united states. the toltec established a prosperous turquoise trade route with the northern civilization of pueblo bonito, in modern-day new mexico. the mayan city of chichen itza was also in contact with the toltec civilization were powerfully influenced by central mexicans as noted by the use of the chac mool, atlantean figures, feathered serpents, and skull platforms. the toltecs were about to melt and work precious metals such as gold and silver, they cultivated maguey and produced both pulque and clothes from the plant, and they were the employed cocoa beans in trade. the toltec political system was so influential, that many future mesoamerican dynasties would later claim to be of toltec descent.
pre-columbian mexico