Toltec culture
Team 6
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¨justification
¨It is an interesting
and ancient culture because of its architecture, which gives it a distinctive
feature to this, besides being one of the major cultures.
¨Learn more about this
culture over religion, inhabited, economic organization, architecture and art
¨Economic organization
of the Toltecs
¨Economic organization
of the Toltecs: Early Toltec economy was based on agriculture, growing corn,
beans, chili, cotton and maguey pulque elaborated with which, after the
production of crafts such as spinning and weaving of cotton garments, and trade
and also in tribute
¨Art: The best works
were in stone sculptures depicting scenes of military and human sacrifices. One
of the most important is the Chacmool, a large figure seated in a reclining,
holding a bowl in the belly with his head looking sideways
¨Architecture, The
Toltec people created a refined culture, including knowledge of metal casting,
stone work, distillation and astronomy. Its architecture and art reflect
influences of Teotihuacan and Olmec culture.
¨Meaning of the word
Toltec
¨Toltec (in Nahuatl,
"master builders"), native people of Mexico who migrated from the
north of what is now Mexico.
¨Location of the
Toltec culture
¨
¨It was developed in
the central highlands of Mexico. He had his civic-religious center in Tula,
about 100 kilometers northwest of Lake Texcoco, in the present state of
Hidalgo.
¨Religion of the
Toltecs
¨The Toltecs, as most
pre-Columbian Mesoamerican peoples, worshiped a lot of gods (polytheistic).
Among the most prominent to this culture, and subsequently to the Mexica, was
Quetzalcoatl, the ancient king of the Toltecs.
¨teacher's name
Aguirre Alvarez Eduardo
¨members:
¨Hernández Mújica
Jorge Luis
¨Mundo Sagal Arturo
Emmanuel
¨Rivera Rodriguez
Antonio
¨Gatica García Brenda
¨Martínez Flores
Ramsés
