Name the epiclassic site located in the North Basin of Mexico between the Aztec capital and the US Southwest.

Name the epiclassic site located in the North Basin of Mexico between the Aztec capital and the US Southwest.

• A. Teotihuacan
• B. Monte Albán
• C. Chichen Itza
• D. Alta Vista

Answer: (D)

Teotihuacan sits in the Valley of Mexico, the North Basin, and it was a major urban center during the epiclassic period, a time when influence spread from central Mexico toward the northern frontier. Its strategic location between the traditional Aztec heartland and the regions to the north helped it become a hub for trade, culture, and political influence that reached toward the U.S. Southwest. The other sites are not in that northern basin region or time frame: Monte Albán is in Oaxaca in the south, Chichen Itza is in the Yucatán Peninsula, and Alta Vista is not the renowned epiclassic center associated with this corridor. So Teotihuacan is the best fit.

Teotihuacan sits in the Valley of Mexico, the North Basin, and it was a major urban center during the epiclassic period, a time when influence spread from central Mexico toward the northern frontier. Its strategic location between the traditional Aztec heartland and the regions to the north helped it become a hub for trade, culture, and political influence that reached toward the U.S. Southwest. The other sites are not in that northern basin region or time frame: Monte Albán is in Oaxaca in the south, Chichen Itza is in the Yucatán Peninsula, and Alta Vista is not the renowned epiclassic center associated with this corridor. So Teotihuacan is the best fit.