Naranjo-style pottery suggests that this city may have conquered the distant site Takalik Abaj (“ah-BAH”). For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this city whose Pyramid of the Sun flanks its Avenue of the Dead.
ANSWER: Teotihuacan
[10e] Monument 23 at Takalik Abaj also suggests influence from this civilization, whose conquest of Takalik Abaj predates the Teotihuacan conquest. This civilization, with sites at La Venta and San Lorenzo, is best known for creating colossal heads.
ANSWER: Olmecs [or Olmec]
[10h] Monument 9 at Takalik Abaj depicts a faded one of these animals staring at the viewer. An ajaw (“ah-HOW”) from Teotihuacan, usually identified with these animals, conquered Tikal.
ANSWER: owls [accept Spearthrower Owl; prompt on birds]
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