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A rainstorm revealed a tunnel beneath this city that yielded a saucer shaped like a flying dog, greenstone crocodile teeth, and liquid mercury used to represent lakes. Murals found in this city may denote important people with a three-tasseled headdress. The multiethnic merchant class of this city may have launched a fire that destroyed its temples and Xalla (“SHAH-lah”) palace, beginning the city’s collapse around 550 CE alongside abrupt droughts. This city’s influence likely spread the sloped talud-tablero construction style found at Monte Albán and Tikal. (-5[1])This city’s Nahuatl (-5[1])name translates roughly to “place where Gods were born,” as the Aztecs claimed descent from its builders. For 10 points, name (-5[1])this city where the Avenue of the Dead links the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon, an ancient city in the Valley of Mexico. ■END■ (10[3]0[2])

ANSWER: Teotihuacan
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Saketh Dontaraju (DII)NYU AColumbia A84-5
Zaid Asif (DII)NYU BColumbia B87-5
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John John Groger (UG)Columbia BNYU B13310
Sam Macchi (DII)VassarHaverford13310
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