The Americas always fascinated me with their ancient history. I'll be waiting for Incan and pre-Incan cultures. The languages of natives in the Americas are quite intriguing with some quite unusual features
I know it may sound weird... But I like to think that Teotihuacan was the mesoamerican equivalent of Nippur, Mecca, and many other holy cities around the world. This would explain the possible lack of rulership, the multicultural elements of the population, and the precise position of the many temples wich follows the mesoamerican cosmology to a T. It also seems that MANY gods worshipped by later cultures originated in this city. The flayed god and the jaguar god are two great examples
Maybe, though I know that that's an extent the case for Cholula, there are accounts of Mesoamerican rulers from other parts of the region traveling there for their coronation.
With newfound evidence being found today, it wouldnt be too surprising to find similarities between one civilization found on one side of the world and another civilization here on the opposite end. I mean why do many mythologies sound familar? Why do many civs build similarly? Is it logical thinking and that our ancestors just were smart enough to figure out the same things as another civ did? Or was that knowledge shared or something? I know this is goin into ancient alien theory territory but at the same time...it seems too good to pass up the possibility that there's more to our history than we're being taught. So your comparisons of Teotihuacan to other cities similar to it around the world...isnt too far fetched if you ask me. I mean why did Plato mentioned a lost continent of Atlantis? There are several other continents around the world mentioned by different cultures and civilizations about a lost sunken continent within their own backyards. Is it coincidence or is there something to this? This world is full of mysteries and things left unexplained that if the world knew it all, we would be rewriting history as we know it.
It was an industrial city founded by merchants from different cultures. It was created with the purpose of manufacturing goods to export all over Mesoamerica
I love pre Columbian history, and Teotihuacan has gotta be one of my favourite parts of it. It’s just absolutely incredible that this city was built so long ago in ancient Mexico. When people think of pyramids, they think of Egypt, but I think the ones here deserve a lot more credit and recognition than they receive. I think not knowing things like who built Teotihuacan and what their language was just makes the site all the more interesting. Hope I get to visit this place one day
I didn't know the etymology of the name Teotihuacán. It's easy to imagine the Aztecs looking at the impressive mysterious ruins and calling them "the birthplace of the gods". Such a fascinating place.
Yeah, it's pretty amazing, I hope to visit sometime in the next year travel permitting. Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it... more on the Americas (North, Central and South) to come in the next year... stay safe!
The etymology of Teo ti hu akan in my African Akan language is as follows: Teo- name of either the king or the god Tihu- sits to see/ rule Akan - name of the city or the nation. Thus literally where " Teo sits to see Akan" Could be on an elevation.
Aztecs too were prone to exaggerate, specially because they weren't from the Valley of Mexico. They tried to claim ancestry from the Toltecs by marrying with Acolhua nobility, and stole artifacts from Teotihuacan to bury at their city to claim they descended from Teotihuacan.
@@CallmeBotakaOrc Short answer: I was born in the state of New Mexico in the southwestern U.S.A., lol. 😅 Longer explanation: note the capitalization of the word: "New" which when combined or next to the word: "Mexican" denotes a proper noun and not just an adjective preceding a proper noun. I'm not trying to be an a-hole about it, but just trying to assist.
They cannot get the coverage they deserve due to lack of proven knowledge compared to let´s say Roman Culture or Ancient Chinese states. In fact the Aztecs and the Mayans are even much more popular in modern gaming /cinema/ pop culture than Ancient Japan / Khmer / and some others. Not to mention they were not so advanced in some areas compared to their very advanced architecture. It is hard to cover something that offers less materials to cover. In spite of this, I think scientists will dig more and more and find much more. We just have to wait. For some reason the objective long lasting effect of the Mayan culture is less seen in our world compared to the effect of Chinese, Roman and Greek inventions, so it is natural people talk a bit more about those and it is OK. But yeah, I myself feel hungry for more knowledge about the Mayans/ Aztecs.
Thanks, and I agree, at least on this platform. I plan to change that this summer though! Thanks again for stopping by, always great to hear from you... stay safe!
No tears here, bud. Thanks for your concern though. I just wonder about the stories and knowledge was lost. Not a big deal, it’s way too late anyways, but elements of history were destroyed and that’s a bummer.
My pleasure, and thank you for always stopping by, really appreciate it! Hope to venture to other areas as well in the near future, especially China and Japan. Hope all is well on your end...stay safe!
This is very interesting to me because this is part of my ancestry on my mother's father's side of the family. We managed to trace the Mexican part of my lineage to the Spanish and the Apache tribes of the American Southwest and then further traced the Apache part of the ancestry to the Aztecs. When you think about the Aztec legends and mythology from before they founded the city of Tenochtitlan, it kinda makes sense that this is possible. It was said in Aztec legend and folklore that the original Aztec people migrated south into the area around modern day Mexico City from the regions believed, by scholars and historians, to be the American Southwest around Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and even Nevada and Colorado after a cataclymic event that drove them southward as guided by their god...promising a sort of promise land for their people. This land became the area we know as Mexico. Crazy part is that it wouldnt surprise me that not every one of their people migrated southward into modern-day Mexico. Some stayed and became many of the other tribes we know as the Pueblo, Apache, Navajo, and other Native American tribes. What makes this even crazier is that the Native American tribes also speak of some great event that happened around the same time as the "Aztec migration" into Mexico in their stories and legends if you listen to their histories closely. I know this sounds like some crap from Ancient Aliens or something but perhaps there's some truth to these myths and legends than we know that we take for granted. Such as our fairy tales or nursery rhymes that we tell our children.
Good video, but you should have mentioned Teotihuacan's intervention in the Maya world. In 378 AD an army from Teotihuacan invaded the Mayan city of Tikal, overthrew and killed the local ruler and installed a new dynasty. This started a new age of power and expansion for the city. By the way it's an interesting video about an interesting city, very well done. Next time you could make something about the Maya civilization, maybe with some quotes from their hieroglyphic texts. Other good subjects would be the Greek kingdoms of Bactria and India or the ancient cultures of Peru.
So many fascinating cultures that we know almost NOTHING about their history. Either they had no writing or we can't decipher their writing systems. Teotihuacan, the Olmecs, Cahokia, The Indus Civilization, the Elamites... Damn! It's frustrating!
I agree. We learn at school only about Roman empire, Byzantine and Ottoman empire. Really frustrating! We don`t learn anything about the ancient civilizations!
Yeah, it's fascinating and underrated part of the world for sure! Thanks so much for stopping by, appreciate it... more on Mesoamerica to come, stay tuned!
It amazes me that this city was found by the Aztecs. I always thought the Aztecs were the ones who built it, but to know that people even more ancient than the Aztecs built it is fascinating.
The Aztecs weren't around for all that long. The Mexica people migrated into the region around 1200 or so and they were still a fairly new empire when the Spanish showed up (a little under a century old).
This one was excelent. Recently esa discoveres some kind of Teotihuacan embassy residing near Yax Mutal (Tikal). It's believed yo he involved with a régimen change un that city
Hi Cy, You got the obsidian right. But they were obsessed with water. Another engineer claims it was in part a water retention pond. They had mercury. Thanks for your good work.
Yeah, it's a pretty incredible site... hope to also visit in the next year travel conditions permitting. Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it! Hope all is well with you in Serbia!
jaja gracias - hablo portugues y puedo entender espanol mas necesito practicar! Thanks for stopping by, really apprecaite it! More on the way, stay tuned and safe!
Haha yeah, we've gone from Mesopotamia to Mesoamerica. Will continue to do more of both... as always, thanks so much for the support, really appreciate it! Stay safe!
Thanks, appreciate it! No worries, we'll still have a lot more of Near Eastern and European history, but we'll also move to other areas as well. Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it... stay safe!
Yes, obsoletely! Hopefully later on in summer or fall. I want to cover all of the major civilizations (and some smaller ones) in the region. Thanks for stopping by and suggestions, appreciate them! Cool screenname too!
Hola, great to hear from you! That's awesome, I also hope to go in the next year travel restrictions permitting. Thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it! More on the Americas (North, Central and South) to come in the next year... stay safe!
Great video! I have heard of some slightly different ideas regarding social stratification in the city, but from what I understand nothing has been conclusively determined. Anyways, great stuff and thanks for making this!
Been there a few times, even been there and knowing the history of the site it still feels foreign like the ruins shouldn't still be there after all this time and how much the lands around it changed. The temple of the sun may look massive in photos but as the video says, it's only the 2nd largest pyramid on this side of the world, I have the largest between eyesight here in Cholula that is almost half a kilometre wide but a bit shorter in height. PS:I smiled when you pronounced well México at the start... it changed quickly xD
Haha actually not quick enough... I have so much more that I want to put out. Hopefully will be able to this summer. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it. Stay safe!
Oh that's awesome, ideally I would have loved to have gone this summer but the situation is still not the best, plus Mexico City and the surrounding areas are really hot this time of year. Thank so much for stopping by, really appreciate it and hope that your summer has gotten off to a great start!
@@HistorywithCy not so much, i've been working in the c-word healthcare for months now and as you may know, things aren't shiny here in Brasil. And you forgot that it's winter now for us in the south hemisphere kkk
@@pedrito01100 oi Pedro, espero que vc esteja muito bem! Sorry man, I really hope you're staying safe. My heart goes out to all of you ... lived in Sampa for almost 5 years so Brasil and all of you are in my thoughts and heart. Yeah I forgot the season is winter there but here it's ridiculously hot. Where I'm at today it was 40 C so winter seems like a distant memory for us. Stay safe my friend, I really admire people like you on the front lines. grande abs d EUA.
One of my favorite times was backpacking through Central America for 3 months. Amazing, eye-opening cultures that are just still being discovered. Thanks for this intro Cy.
Thanks for another great video! Nice Spanish pronunciation =P It is difficult to imagine how a city with such large stone foundations could be burnt down. But well, we can only see what survived
Haha yeah I tried my best, hopefully not too far off. Haha could you imagine riding a motorcycle on the Street of the Dead while gazing at those pyramids? That would be pretty impressive. thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it! More on the way, stay safe!
I Just want to say some more cool facts The pyramid of the Moon actually was rebuilt 7 times with newer pyramids built on top of older ones (Kind of like Russian dolls/Mayan pyramids) At the Mayan city of Tikal, some hieroglyphs do mention a possible ruler of Teotihuacan named Spearthrower Owl who may have conquered Tikal around 378 AD with the help of a general named Siyaj Kak (Born of Fire). Later the son of Spearthrower Owl named Yax Nuun Ahiin I (First Caiman) took power in Tikal and became its new ruler. Also under the Temple of the Feathered Serpant at Teotihuacan, archaeologists found a large crossed shaped chamber with offerings (such as obsidian blades, jaguar bones, and human figurines) in it and even mercury. The chamber was a sacred place where it may have represented a map of Mesoamerican cosmology.
Hi, thanks for stopping by and the constructive criticism, really appreciate it! Getting the sound just right has always been a challenge for me but I'll keep trying to improve this. More one the way, stay tuned and thanks again!
@@mnichols1979 No, not at all! I actually appreciate the candor because such comments help to make these better! I hear the audio on my computer's external speakers but others may be using different devices or settings that make them hear it differently...I'm trying to find audio settings that work for everyone. Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it!
Yes, I think I can put a short one together... I have to check my sources but I think I have enough to put out some basic info. Thanks the suggestion and stopping by, really appreciate it... stay safe!
Haha actually I'm already in America... not Mexico but California. Thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it! More on the Americas, north and south to come this summer, stay safe!
Thank you! This is v interesting. I look forward to hearing more about the ancient American peoples. Whenever i watch a vid about Meso-American cities, and esp religious centers, i get a very death-obsessed narrative. Lots of sacrifices. Do you think taht's fair? Do you think people came to these cities on holidays to see bloody sacrifices?
I’m not sure if theirs any archaeological evidence for this connection but if proven true it would be ground breaking for Mesoamerican history. The Totonac people of Veracruz(the guys who swing and spin on ropes high up on a pole) claim to have built Teotihuacán. Interesting and bold claim of them to make I think.
For sure, have a few more in the works, one coming out in the next week or two. Thanks so much for stopping by, appreciate it... more on Mesoamerica to come!
Yeah, I'm sure they had their reasons... war, disease, drought or occasionally the bad omen that made its rulers and inhabitants feel that they needed to leave. Interesting stuff nevertheless. Thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it! More on Mesoamerica coming up, stay tuned!
Haha I hope I pronounced them correctly. By the way, love the cuneiform in the screen name, cool stuff! Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it. More on the way, stay safe!
You can fallow the trail of destruction down mexico to tikal which was sacked in 808. Someone went on a rampage which included the zapotec abandoning there Capitol and palenque falling to as you see who ever it is moving south
Teotihuacan was before the mayas and the Aztecs. Teotihuacan was ancient before any Indian civilization. They are not related to the Mayans or Aztecs a different culture. So it was not Mexico at all they are there own civilization.
It's funny, but seeing all those people moving fast over the site makes me think of ants on ant mounds. I wonder if they(ants) had any influence on the design of the pyramidic temples and other buildings. 🤔
Did I miss it or did Cy leave out that unlike other cultures of the time, like the Olmec script/glyphs and early Mayan, the inhabitants of Teotihuacan left no written language whatsoever?
@@HistorywithCy oh wow! I’m flattered you responded personally. I’ve been watching your channel for years now, and you always make sure to put an emphasis on written language because it is so important. It is genuinely fascinating that a city that had districts with semi-literate cultural groups within it, and with such extensive archaeological work always being done at the site, evidence for a even a primitive writing system has not been found. It’s truly an outlier in Pre-Columbian Meso and South America. Even the ancient Andean cultures used their form Quipu that lasted centuries into the Inca period. It’s truly truly fascinating. PS: thank you forever for introducing me to Sargon the Great.
Turkic language also includes words of native americans! And also haplogroup Q as native americans It is mean that eurasian and America was one country
it's kind of a downer we only have aztec accounts to rely on. aztecs were the hegemons of the time when the spanish arrived but their own oral history describes various older tribes settling around the tenochtitlan area when the aztecs migrated into the area and started going after everyone as huitzilapochtli demands. we dont have those older oral traditions, maybe the aztec never bothered to pay those any mind or maybe itzcoatl destroyed them along with all the other material he destroyed in his bid to unify and strengthen the mexica. but it wouldve probably been some enlightening stuff.
Haha yeah, that's true at many of these around the world. I remember and was surprised to see a similar environment in Rome when I went to see the Colosseum...not at the main entrance or inside, but just around. Anyway, thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it...stay safe!
This is actually a Carthaginian lost colony, break away civilization that lasted and thrived into late antiquity, until the mid 6 ce world collapse from 535 krakatoa erruption, when the populace combined with a barbarian federatae overthrew the priesthood and burned down the monuments. Aztecs found the ruins and had oral folklore of the Punic golden age there.
But what do these haplogroups mean for genetic relationships between Teopancazco and other populations in ancient Mesoamerica? Álvarez-Sandoval and colleagues compared the Teopancazco DNA to groups in the Teotihuacan corridor, Oaxaca, and the Maya region and found that they were similar in their diversity. They also compared the ancient Teopancazco results with DNA from nine modern Native Mexican populations, which showed that the ancient skeletons were close to people from Tepehuan, Zapotec, Maya, and Mixtec populations. “These data suggest that the population of the initial phase of Teopancazco (Tlamimilolpa, AD 200-350) was composed mainly by local people and by foreigners from sites belonging to the Teotihuacan corridor to the Gulf Coast,” the authors explain. The fact that there was limited contact with other distant populations “suggests a lower genetic diversity during this time in comparison to the final phase of the Teopancazco history (the Xolalpan phase), characterized by the possible expansion of exchange routes between Teotihuacan and Mesoamerica,” they conclude. The researchers also did DNA testing on infants, which is the only way to tell from the skeleton whether the child was male or female, in light of the suggestion that some of these babies may have been sacrificed. In their sample, there were seven female infants and five male infants. More interesting than the balanced sex ratio, though, was the fact that the male infants showed greater genetic diversity. “This is the first time that hypotheses based on genetic data in relation to infant sacrifices in Mesoamerican populations are proposed,” the authors comment, and the data suggest that additional research may produce more answers to the question of child sacrifice at Teotihuacan. “Before our research,” the authors write, “comprehensive genetic studies aimed to better understand the multiethnicity in this site had not been carried out.” Their results show that, although Teopancazco was genetically diverse, its people came from areas and groups living close by. They are also the first group to suggest, based on DNA data, a relationship between infants and burial styles in the “termination ritual” in the transitional phase of the site.
The Americas always fascinated me with their ancient history.
I'll be waiting for Incan and pre-Incan cultures.
The languages of natives in the Americas are quite intriguing with some quite unusual features
The Aztecs only existed since the 14th century. Ancients would be the Olmecs (at least Rome old).
@@Riftrender the Aztecs at the very least existed for 2 centuries before their culture unified as an empire.
Nice one! Cool to see you branching out. Now I want to visit Teotihuacan... those pyramids are absolutely breathtaking
I would love to see a collab video of you and Cy, my favorite UA-camrs.
Atun-Shei in da house!
Good day Atun-Shei!
Thanks man, appreciate it! Yeah, it's near the top of my list of places to visit post-pandemic.
@@bulletclub3320 be careful what you wish for....
I know it may sound weird...
But I like to think that Teotihuacan was the mesoamerican equivalent of Nippur, Mecca, and many other holy cities around the world.
This would explain the possible lack of rulership, the multicultural elements of the population, and the precise position of the many temples wich follows the mesoamerican cosmology to a T.
It also seems that MANY gods worshipped by later cultures originated in this city.
The flayed god and the jaguar god are two great examples
I've come to the same conclusion or hypothesis if-you-will. ;o)
Maybe, though I know that that's an extent the case for Cholula, there are accounts of Mesoamerican rulers from other parts of the region traveling there for their coronation.
but islam is supposed to be a state- religion in its ideology. so mecca is a weird comparison. Dephi is something that you might be talking about.
With newfound evidence being found today, it wouldnt be too surprising to find similarities between one civilization found on one side of the world and another civilization here on the opposite end. I mean why do many mythologies sound familar? Why do many civs build similarly? Is it logical thinking and that our ancestors just were smart enough to figure out the same things as another civ did? Or was that knowledge shared or something? I know this is goin into ancient alien theory territory but at the same time...it seems too good to pass up the possibility that there's more to our history than we're being taught. So your comparisons of Teotihuacan to other cities similar to it around the world...isnt too far fetched if you ask me. I mean why did Plato mentioned a lost continent of Atlantis? There are several other continents around the world mentioned by different cultures and civilizations about a lost sunken continent within their own backyards. Is it coincidence or is there something to this? This world is full of mysteries and things left unexplained that if the world knew it all, we would be rewriting history as we know it.
It was an industrial city founded by merchants from different cultures. It was created with the purpose of manufacturing goods to export all over Mesoamerica
I love pre Columbian history, and Teotihuacan has gotta be one of my favourite parts of it. It’s just absolutely incredible that this city was built so long ago in ancient Mexico. When people think of pyramids, they think of Egypt, but I think the ones here deserve a lot more credit and recognition than they receive. I think not knowing things like who built Teotihuacan and what their language was just makes the site all the more interesting. Hope I get to visit this place one day
I didn't know the etymology of the name Teotihuacán. It's easy to imagine the Aztecs looking at the impressive mysterious ruins and calling them "the birthplace of the gods". Such a fascinating place.
Yeah, it's pretty amazing, I hope to visit sometime in the next year travel permitting. Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it... more on the Americas (North, Central and South) to come in the next year... stay safe!
The etymology of Teo ti hu akan in my African Akan language is as follows:
Teo- name of either the king or the god
Tihu- sits to see/ rule
Akan - name of the city or the nation.
Thus literally where " Teo sits to see Akan"
Could be on an elevation.
@@akwabanthebe5836 Is that really what it translates to?
Aztecs too were prone to exaggerate, specially because they weren't from the Valley of Mexico. They tried to claim ancestry from the Toltecs by marrying with Acolhua nobility, and stole artifacts from Teotihuacan to bury at their city to claim they descended from Teotihuacan.
@@arturogonzalez-barrios8206 you don't really know.
Awesome video. As a Mexican I have loved mesoamerican history. I’ve always wanted to visit there someday. Great video 😊
Thanks my friend appreciate it! Same here, it's on my list of sites to visit as soon as it gets easier to travel!
You were predestined to be different(Romans 8:29), he who has an ear to hear, let him hear(Mark 4:9).
HALLELUYAH!(PRAISE YE YAH!)
As a New Mexican, it's also one of the places I'd like to go to one day! 😁
@@megamanx466As A New Mexican? By that you mean you’re From New Mexico in The US? Or A Newly Naturalized Mexican Citizen? lol
@@CallmeBotakaOrc Short answer: I was born in the state of New Mexico in the southwestern U.S.A., lol. 😅
Longer explanation: note the capitalization of the word: "New" which when combined or next to the word: "Mexican" denotes a proper noun and not just an adjective preceding a proper noun. I'm not trying to be an a-hole about it, but just trying to assist.
Great stuff, Cy! The cultures of Mesoamerica often don't get the coverage the deserve.
I fully agree. It’s unfortunate that so much of their written history was destroyed by Europeans...
They cannot get the coverage they deserve due to lack of proven knowledge compared to let´s say Roman Culture or Ancient Chinese states. In fact the Aztecs and the Mayans are even much more popular in modern gaming /cinema/ pop culture than Ancient Japan / Khmer / and some others. Not to mention they were not so advanced in some areas compared to their very advanced architecture. It is hard to cover something that offers less materials to cover. In spite of this, I think scientists will dig more and more and find much more. We just have to wait. For some reason the objective long lasting effect of the Mayan culture is less seen in our world compared to the effect of Chinese, Roman and Greek inventions, so it is natural people talk a bit more about those and it is OK. But yeah, I myself feel hungry for more knowledge about the Mayans/ Aztecs.
Thanks, and I agree, at least on this platform. I plan to change that this summer though! Thanks again for stopping by, always great to hear from you... stay safe!
But when Europeans did arrive, they burned a lot of what they found (Mayan books, for example).
No tears here, bud. Thanks for your concern though.
I just wonder about the stories and knowledge was lost. Not a big deal, it’s way too late anyways, but elements of history were destroyed and that’s a bummer.
Such a gentleman kindly taking us around the world and being a great host along the way
❤✌
My pleasure, and thank you for always stopping by, really appreciate it! Hope to venture to other areas as well in the near future, especially China and Japan. Hope all is well on your end...stay safe!
This is very interesting to me because this is part of my ancestry on my mother's father's side of the family. We managed to trace the Mexican part of my lineage to the Spanish and the Apache tribes of the American Southwest and then further traced the Apache part of the ancestry to the Aztecs. When you think about the Aztec legends and mythology from before they founded the city of Tenochtitlan, it kinda makes sense that this is possible. It was said in Aztec legend and folklore that the original Aztec people migrated south into the area around modern day Mexico City from the regions believed, by scholars and historians, to be the American Southwest around Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and even Nevada and Colorado after a cataclymic event that drove them southward as guided by their god...promising a sort of promise land for their people. This land became the area we know as Mexico. Crazy part is that it wouldnt surprise me that not every one of their people migrated southward into modern-day Mexico. Some stayed and became many of the other tribes we know as the Pueblo, Apache, Navajo, and other Native American tribes. What makes this even crazier is that the Native American tribes also speak of some great event that happened around the same time as the "Aztec migration" into Mexico in their stories and legends if you listen to their histories closely. I know this sounds like some crap from Ancient Aliens or something but perhaps there's some truth to these myths and legends than we know that we take for granted. Such as our fairy tales or nursery rhymes that we tell our children.
Good video, but you should have mentioned Teotihuacan's intervention in the Maya world. In 378 AD an army from Teotihuacan invaded the Mayan city of Tikal, overthrew and killed the local ruler and installed a new dynasty. This started a new age of power and expansion for the city. By the way it's an interesting video about an interesting city, very well done.
Next time you could make something about the Maya civilization, maybe with some quotes from their hieroglyphic texts. Other good subjects would be the Greek kingdoms of Bactria and India or the ancient cultures of Peru.
So many fascinating cultures that we know almost NOTHING about their history. Either they had no writing or we can't decipher their writing systems. Teotihuacan, the Olmecs, Cahokia, The Indus Civilization, the Elamites... Damn! It's frustrating!
Imagine their frustration; no books to read
I agree. We learn at school only about Roman empire, Byzantine and Ottoman empire. Really frustrating! We don`t learn anything about the ancient civilizations!
As someone who knows almost nothing about american civilization, this was a very thorough video. Good job!
Thanks, really glad that it helped! More on Mesoamerica on the way, stay tuned and safe!
Not to pester you into doing it, but will a video in the toltecs come out eventually? I’ve been loving your mesoamerica series so far.
Yes! It'll be a short one but I will touch up on the subject soon. Thanks for the suggestion and kind words, really appreciate them!
Thank you for doing this video; this is an underrepresented part of ancient history.
Agreed, will do more in the near future! Thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it... stay safe!
Just like your bronze age and persian history, this one is also top notch 👌🏻
Thanks my friend, appreciate it! Yeah there's so much in this big world to explore, glad you liked this one too!
You never disappoint! Hard to believe that this city was larger than European cities well into the 19th century! Well done!
Yeah, it's fascinating and underrated part of the world for sure! Thanks so much for stopping by, appreciate it... more on Mesoamerica to come, stay tuned!
Thanks for another great video! It’s nice to hear history of the Americas.
My pleasure and glad you liked this... more on the history of Americas on the way, stay tuned!
It amazes me that this city was found by the Aztecs. I always thought the Aztecs were the ones who built it, but to know that people even more ancient than the Aztecs built it is fascinating.
The Aztecs weren't around for all that long. The Mexica people migrated into the region around 1200 or so and they were still a fairly new empire when the Spanish showed up (a little under a century old).
Wasn't expecting a video involving Mexico... Nicely done!
Thanks my friend, glad you liked this... more on the way, stay tuned!
This one was excelent. Recently esa discoveres some kind of Teotihuacan embassy residing near Yax Mutal (Tikal). It's believed yo he involved with a régimen change un that city
Another great video! My favorite history channel by far
Thanks for the kind words, really appreciate them! More on the way, stay safe!
Amazing that I learned more about my own country's pre-hispanic history from you than by myself.
Haha I'm so happy to hear that and glad that you stopped by! More on the civilizations of Mesoamerica coming soon, stay tuned!
Hi Cy, You got the obsidian right.
But they were obsessed with water.
Another engineer claims it was in part
a water retention pond. They had mercury. Thanks for your good work.
Fascinating buildings and pyramids, so massive, love to visit this place one day.
Yeah, it's a pretty incredible site... hope to also visit in the next year travel conditions permitting. Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it! Hope all is well with you in Serbia!
@@HistorywithCy Thanks, Cy, yes it is okay, can be better always :)
Great video of one of America's greatest pre-columbian sites! Well done!
Thanks and glad that you enjoyed this! More on the Americas (North, Central and South) to come in the next year... stay safe!
Fantastic video as usual Cy!
Thanks my friend, really appreciate it!
I had the pleasure of visiting Teotihuacán while on a work trip to Mexico City, it's still one of the best things I've seen.
Yeah it's an amazing place...thanks for watching, really appreciate it!
Cool video! As a spanish speaker I have to say that your pronunciation of the spanish words was quite good
jaja gracias - hablo portugues y puedo entender espanol mas necesito practicar! Thanks for stopping by, really apprecaite it! More on the way, stay tuned and safe!
Thanks buddy. This is the first place you've covered that I have been to. Definitely worth a visit. And as always a very interesting video.
Thanks and glad that you enjoyed this! More on the Americas (North, Central and South) to come in the next year... stay safe!
Wow, another amazing video! Mesoamerica has such rich history. Looking forward to more similar vids!
Thanks and glad that you enjoyed this! More on the Americas (North, Central and South) to come in the next year... stay safe!
Yet another fabulous mini-documentary. BRAVO!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! More on Mesoamerica on the way, stay safe!
I love your channel and how much you cover ❤️
Thanks, really appreciate you stopping by! More to come, stay safe!
Very nice Cy! Amazing civilizations!! Great work as ALWAYS!
Haha yeah, we've gone from Mesopotamia to Mesoamerica. Will continue to do more of both... as always, thanks so much for the support, really appreciate it! Stay safe!
Ooooh switching it up! I prefer ancient European and Near eastern history but I like this! Sometimes it’s nice to really switch things up!
Thanks, appreciate it! No worries, we'll still have a lot more of Near Eastern and European history, but we'll also move to other areas as well. Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it... stay safe!
any plans to do tribes and civilizations in Guatemala, El Salvador, or any countries south of Mexico? 🙂 These are awesome
Yes, obsoletely! Hopefully later on in summer or fall. I want to cover all of the major civilizations (and some smaller ones) in the region. Thanks for stopping by and suggestions, appreciate them! Cool screenname too!
Love your work! Keep it up!
Thanks, really appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!
Im gonna go to Teotihuacan in a month or so! saludos from Mexico :D
Hola, great to hear from you! That's awesome, I also hope to go in the next year travel restrictions permitting. Thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it! More on the Americas (North, Central and South) to come in the next year... stay safe!
Great video! I have heard of some slightly different ideas regarding social stratification in the city, but from what I understand nothing has been conclusively determined. Anyways, great stuff and thanks for making this!
Been there a few times, even been there and knowing the history of the site it still feels foreign like the ruins shouldn't still be there after all this time and how much the lands around it changed.
The temple of the sun may look massive in photos but as the video says, it's only the 2nd largest pyramid on this side of the world, I have the largest between eyesight here in Cholula that is almost half a kilometre wide but a bit shorter in height.
PS:I smiled when you pronounced well México at the start... it changed quickly xD
This is soo impressive!!
Agreed, it's an amazing site! Thanks for watching, really appreciate it!
The Mexican and Central American pyramids look way better than the pyramids of Egypt. Am I the only one who has noticed this?
Good job 🇲🇽
Thanks, appreciate it!
I like how you're really quick at releasing new videos
Haha actually not quick enough... I have so much more that I want to put out. Hopefully will be able to this summer. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it. Stay safe!
Niiiice, that was the first site that I actually visited. It was a mind blowing experience to see the horizon atop the sun piramid. Incredible.
Oh that's awesome, ideally I would have loved to have gone this summer but the situation is still not the best, plus Mexico City and the surrounding areas are really hot this time of year. Thank so much for stopping by, really appreciate it and hope that your summer has gotten off to a great start!
@@HistorywithCy not so much, i've been working in the c-word healthcare for months now and as you may know, things aren't shiny here in Brasil. And you forgot that it's winter now for us in the south hemisphere kkk
@@pedrito01100 oi Pedro, espero que vc esteja muito bem! Sorry man, I really hope you're staying safe. My heart goes out to all of you ... lived in Sampa for almost 5 years so Brasil and all of you are in my thoughts and heart. Yeah I forgot the season is winter there but here it's ridiculously hot. Where I'm at today it was 40 C so winter seems like a distant memory for us. Stay safe my friend, I really admire people like you on the front lines. grande abs d EUA.
One of my favorite times was backpacking through Central America for 3 months. Amazing, eye-opening cultures that are just still being discovered. Thanks for this intro Cy.
Yeah, it's fascinating and underrated part of the world for sure! Thanks so much for stopping by, appreciate it... more on Mesoamerica to come!
Another awesome video 👍 good job Cy thank you.
Thanks, appreciate the kind words! More on the way, stay tuned! and thanks for stopping by, appreciate it!
It looks amazing
Yeah, one doesn't realize how truly massive the two main pyramids are from photos! Thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it... stay safe!
Aztecs, Mayans, Olmecs are famous, but this civilization so called Teotihuacanos is completely unknown for Europeans like me. :)
Thanks for another great video!
Nice Spanish pronunciation =P
It is difficult to imagine how a city with such large stone foundations could be burnt down. But well, we can only see what survived
Haha yeah I tried my best, hopefully not too far off. Haha could you imagine riding a motorcycle on the Street of the Dead while gazing at those pyramids? That would be pretty impressive. thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it! More on the way, stay safe!
I Just want to say some more cool facts
The pyramid of the Moon actually was rebuilt 7 times with newer pyramids built on top of older ones
(Kind of like Russian dolls/Mayan pyramids)
At the Mayan city of Tikal, some hieroglyphs do mention a possible ruler of Teotihuacan named Spearthrower Owl who may have conquered Tikal around 378 AD with the help of a general named Siyaj Kak (Born of Fire). Later the son of Spearthrower Owl named Yax Nuun Ahiin I (First Caiman) took power in Tikal and became its new ruler.
Also under the Temple of the Feathered Serpant at Teotihuacan, archaeologists found a large crossed shaped chamber with offerings (such as obsidian blades, jaguar bones, and human figurines) in it and even mercury. The chamber was a sacred place where it may have represented a map of Mesoamerican cosmology.
Good video. It would be more enjoyable if the background music was just a little softer. With all the drums and highs is very distracting.
Hi, thanks for stopping by and the constructive criticism, really appreciate it! Getting the sound just right has always been a challenge for me but I'll keep trying to improve this. More one the way, stay tuned and thanks again!
@@HistorywithCy I really do like the content. The second song that came on was at a much better volume. Hope it was helpful. Not meant to be hurtful.
@@mnichols1979 No, not at all! I actually appreciate the candor because such comments help to make these better! I hear the audio on my computer's external speakers but others may be using different devices or settings that make them hear it differently...I'm trying to find audio settings that work for everyone. Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it!
Would be great to see a Tolec video.
Yes, I think I can put a short one together... I have to check my sources but I think I have enough to put out some basic info. Thanks the suggestion and stopping by, really appreciate it... stay safe!
@@HistorywithCy awesome!
Excellent, as usual.
Thanks, appreciate it!
Nice Video!
Thank you!
AKA "Cyrus comes to America".
What about Caral-Supe? That place is just amazing!
Haha actually I'm already in America... not Mexico but California. Thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it! More on the Americas, north and south to come this summer, stay safe!
@@HistorywithCy Whaaaaaat? Is your name actually Cyrus? I always called you "Cy, as in Cyrus" in my mind!
Keep the great work! "Abraços" from Brazil.
Great video!
Thanks, appreciate it!
Thank you! This is v interesting. I look forward to hearing more about the ancient American peoples. Whenever i watch a vid about Meso-American cities, and esp religious centers, i get a very death-obsessed narrative. Lots of sacrifices. Do you think taht's fair? Do you think people came to these cities on holidays to see bloody sacrifices?
Fascinating! Simply that: fascinating!
Thanks my friend, glad that you enjoyed this! It is a fascinating place... hope to bring you more soon! Stay safe!
@@HistorywithCy - I'd rather die not staying safe, honestly. Safety is a prison.
But thanks anyhow.
Fascinating.
Thanks, glad you liked it! More on the way, stay safe!
I’m not sure if theirs any archaeological evidence for this connection but if proven true it would be ground breaking for Mesoamerican history. The Totonac people of Veracruz(the guys who swing and spin on ropes high up on a pole) claim to have built Teotihuacán. Interesting and bold claim of them to make I think.
Walked up to the top of the Pyramid of the Sun. What a view!
Dope vid. Would love to see you make more videos about Mesoamerica, fascinating topic
For sure, have a few more in the works, one coming out in the next week or two. Thanks so much for stopping by, appreciate it... more on Mesoamerica to come!
Was there a connection proven between teotihuacan and the toltecs?
Cool video ! +1 from me yet again
I d love to go there and see those ancient cities with my own eyes. Would be really cool.
Thanks my friend! Yeah, as soon as travel becomes easier, I'll be there! More to come, stay safe!
This is so cool!
3:25 if you take away the art it looks a lot like a roman building
Meh, or Minoan or probably Chinese equivalents: functional and comfortable, that's it.
I would say Minoan.
As mysterious as Tihuanaco 😎 also, how does Teotihuacan relates to the Toltecs? Now that just watched both videos.
Its strange how many ancient cities in americas r just abandoned, even they were so huge...
Yeah, I'm sure they had their reasons... war, disease, drought or occasionally the bad omen that made its rulers and inhabitants feel that they needed to leave. Interesting stuff nevertheless. Thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it! More on Mesoamerica coming up, stay tuned!
Great job, can't be easy pronouncing alot of these terms :)
Haha I hope I pronounced them correctly. By the way, love the cuneiform in the screen name, cool stuff! Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it. More on the way, stay safe!
Super episode.
Thank you, appreciate it!
You can fallow the trail of destruction down mexico to tikal which was sacked in 808. Someone went on a rampage which included the zapotec abandoning there Capitol and palenque falling to as you see who ever it is moving south
Teoti is Tehuti aka Thoth
Atlantis is Aztlan from Aztec Mythology
The Phoenicio-Canaanites knew about the Americas and forbade travel there
I think they may have been Canaanite. Why forbidden?
So much mystery...
Yup... they're still digging and coming up with new findings. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it! More on the way, stay safe!
Cy heading to the New World. 😉
Haha now that old Neil Diamond song is in my head .... "We comin' to America..."
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@@HistorywithCy TODAY!!!!! OMG, now I have it running through my head too. 🤣🤣🤣
Make video about Palenque city state maybe there something religious and cultural
Teotihuacan was before the mayas and the Aztecs. Teotihuacan was ancient before any Indian civilization. They are not related to the Mayans or Aztecs a different culture. So it was not Mexico at all they are there own civilization.
Can I ask why are Artifacts from Mexico in British museums?
It's funny, but seeing all those people moving fast over the site makes me think of ants on ant mounds. I wonder if they(ants) had any influence on the design of the pyramidic temples and other buildings. 🤔
I would have loved to watch this but no subtitles or CC means I can't.
Did I miss it or did Cy leave out that unlike other cultures of the time, like the Olmec script/glyphs and early Mayan, the inhabitants of Teotihuacan left no written language whatsoever?
Yes, they didn't have a written language, at least one that has been found. Thanks for watching!
@@HistorywithCy oh wow! I’m flattered you responded personally. I’ve been watching your channel for years now, and you always make sure to put an emphasis on written language because it is so important. It is genuinely fascinating that a city that had districts with semi-literate cultural groups within it, and with such extensive archaeological work always being done at the site, evidence for a even a primitive writing system has not been found. It’s truly an outlier in Pre-Columbian Meso and South America. Even the ancient Andean cultures used their form Quipu that lasted centuries into the Inca period. It’s truly truly fascinating.
PS: thank you forever for introducing me to Sargon the Great.
Long live the Corn, Chilli, Chocolate!
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Thank you!
@@HistorywithCy it's my pleasure.
Keep up the great work
Turkic language also includes words of native americans! And also haplogroup Q as native americans It is mean that eurasian and America was one country
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Thanks!
This really screams necropolis rather than a city of the living.
Was discovered this city was within a redwood forest there no more.
To be honest the pyramid looks like a doomsday bunker.
Looks like ufo hubs..
I mean still pyramids.
it's kind of a downer we only have aztec accounts to rely on. aztecs were the hegemons of the time when the spanish arrived but their own oral history describes various older tribes settling around the tenochtitlan area when the aztecs migrated into the area and started going after everyone as huitzilapochtli demands. we dont have those older oral traditions, maybe the aztec never bothered to pay those any mind or maybe itzcoatl destroyed them along with all the other material he destroyed in his bid to unify and strengthen the mexica. but it wouldve probably been some enlightening stuff.
Me. Ico
I often wonder what would mesoamerica be like today without european interference? Do they hold onto tradition or modernize or both?
It would have all of its gold and probably would’ve been a wealthy country. Having all their precious resources mined away to Europe..
ehhh cool place.. but kinda boring... junk peddlers are insane.. every 1 min they swarm you and try to sell you something...
Haha yeah, that's true at many of these around the world. I remember and was surprised to see a similar environment in Rome when I went to see the Colosseum...not at the main entrance or inside, but just around. Anyway, thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it...stay safe!
This is actually a Carthaginian lost colony, break away civilization that lasted and thrived into late antiquity, until the mid 6 ce world collapse from 535 krakatoa erruption, when the populace combined with a barbarian federatae overthrew the priesthood and burned down the monuments. Aztecs found the ruins and had oral folklore of the Punic golden age there.
Elaborate
But what do these haplogroups mean for genetic relationships between Teopancazco and other populations in ancient Mesoamerica? Álvarez-Sandoval and colleagues compared the Teopancazco DNA to groups in the Teotihuacan corridor, Oaxaca, and the Maya region and found that they were similar in their diversity. They also compared the ancient Teopancazco results with DNA from nine modern Native Mexican populations, which showed that the ancient skeletons were close to people from Tepehuan, Zapotec, Maya, and Mixtec populations. “These data suggest that the population of the initial phase of Teopancazco (Tlamimilolpa, AD 200-350) was composed mainly by local people and by foreigners from sites belonging to the Teotihuacan corridor to the Gulf Coast,” the authors explain. The fact that there was limited contact with other distant populations “suggests a lower genetic diversity during this time in comparison to the final phase of the Teopancazco history (the Xolalpan phase), characterized by the possible expansion of exchange routes between Teotihuacan and Mesoamerica,” they conclude.
The researchers also did DNA testing on infants, which is the only way to tell from the skeleton whether the child was male or female, in light of the suggestion that some of these babies may have been sacrificed. In their sample, there were seven female infants and five male infants. More interesting than the balanced sex ratio, though, was the fact that the male infants showed greater genetic diversity. “This is the first time that hypotheses based on genetic data in relation to infant sacrifices in Mesoamerican populations are proposed,” the authors comment, and the data suggest that additional research may produce more answers to the question of child sacrifice at Teotihuacan.
“Before our research,” the authors write, “comprehensive genetic studies aimed to better understand the multiethnicity in this site had not been carried out.” Their results show that, although Teopancazco was genetically diverse, its people came from areas and groups living close by. They are also the first group to suggest, based on DNA data, a relationship between infants and burial styles in the “termination ritual” in the transitional phase of the site.
Brown little people back to the futured in exisited an evidenced
Awesome, new continent.
Thanks, glad to be branching out to new parts of the world. Thanks also for stopping by, really appreciate it... stay safe!