TOLTECS

WHO WERE THE TOLTECS?

• They lived from 900 A.D. to 1200 A.D.
• They lived in Mexico.
• They were heavily influenced by realign.

Art

The toltecs where really good at art. They made a lot of murals, one of the murals was of a soldier after he lost a battle he was piercing his cheek with a spear.

WHAT THEY DID FOR FUN

• They played the ball game tlatchli.
• The field consists of a T-shaped patio with stone markers.
• The markers were like goals. The markers had to be touched by a ball that the player had to hit it with their hip.
• The would sacrifice the losing team.

FOOD

• They were hunters and gatherers.
• They ate meat and root vegetables.
• They also ate dogs, rabbits, cactus, beans and squash.

Tontecs,
Most powerful,
Traded with Mayans,
They found many pyramids,
Mesoamerica,
Toltecs,
Human sacrifice,
Powerful and important,
Mixcoat the legendary ruler,
Conquered,…

CLIMATE/GEOGRAPHY

• They lived in mid Mexico.
• The climate ranged from hot and humid to desert like.
• Very little rain falls.

HOW THEY FELL

• They were invaded from the north by the nomadic tribes.
• They were attacked by the Chitimecs.

MIXCOATL

• Mixcoatl was the Toltecs legendary ruler.
• He had a son named Toliptzín.

QUETZALCOATL

• It was a feathered serpent god.
• Quetzalcoatl was a snake and bird mixed.
• There was a famous temple built for him.

So as you can see the Toltecs were very warlike and artistic.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Ancient America by Marion Wood
• http://www.ancient.eu.com
• http://enloehs.wcpss.net
• History of the world by Houghton Mifflin
• "William G. Enloe High School." Enloe High School. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2014.