Did Aztecs Build Pyramids?

Aztec Pyramids
The Aztecs, who lived in the Mexican valley between the 12th and 16th centuries, also built pyramids in order to house and honor their deities. ... Underneath its ruins, the remains of six earlier pyramids were later found, evidence of the constant rebuilding process common to the Mesoamerican pyramids.

What did Aztecs build?

The Aztec were master builders and constructed many different types of structures, such as pyramids, ball courts, plazas, temples, and homes.

Who built the pyramids before the Aztecs?

Archaeological evidence shows that by the Preclassic Maya (1000 B.C., approximately 3,000 years ago) they were building pyramidal-plaza ceremonial architecture. The earliest monuments consisted of simple burial mounds, the precursors to the spectacular stepped pyramids from the Terminal Pre-classic period and beyond.

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