Which Mexican town is known for two great pyramids built to the sun and the moon?

Which Mexican town is known for two great pyramids built to the sun and the moon?

• A. Teotihuacan
• B. Tehuacan
• C. Cholula
• D. Guanajuato

Answer: (A)

The question tests knowledge of famous Mesoamerican ceremonial centers and their monumental pyramids. Teotihuacan is renowned for two major pyramids built to honor the sun and the moon—the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon. These pyramids line the broad Avenue of the Dead and symbolize how the city organized space around celestial events, religion, and political power. The Pyramid of the Sun is among the largest in the ancient world, while the Pyramid of the Moon sits at the end of the ceremonial axis, together creating a dramatic, monumental complex central to Teotihuacan’s religious and social life. Cholula, while home to a very large pyramid, features a single mound topped by a church, not two pyramids dedicated to the sun and moon. Tehuacan and Guanajuato do not feature pyramids of this type or scale.

The question tests knowledge of famous Mesoamerican ceremonial centers and their monumental pyramids. Teotihuacan is renowned for two major pyramids built to honor the sun and the moon—the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon. These pyramids line the broad Avenue of the Dead and symbolize how the city organized space around celestial events, religion, and political power. The Pyramid of the Sun is among the largest in the ancient world, while the Pyramid of the Moon sits at the end of the ceremonial axis, together creating a dramatic, monumental complex central to Teotihuacan’s religious and social life.

Cholula, while home to a very large pyramid, features a single mound topped by a church, not two pyramids dedicated to the sun and moon. Tehuacan and Guanajuato do not feature pyramids of this type or scale.