an ▁arose . ▁ ▁P ure pe cha ▁The ▁P ure pe cha ▁civil ization ▁emer ged ▁around ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁CE ▁in ▁Mes o amer ica ▁. ▁They ▁fl our ished ▁from ▁ 1 1 0 0 ▁CE ▁to ▁ 1 5 3 0 ▁CE . ▁They ▁continue ▁to ▁live ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Mich o ac án . ▁F ier ce ▁war riors , ▁they ▁were ▁never ▁conquer ed ▁and ▁in ▁their ▁glory ▁years , ▁successfully ▁se aled ▁off ▁huge ▁areas ▁from ▁Az te c ▁dom ination . ▁ ▁May a ▁ ▁May a ▁history ▁sp ans ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁years . ▁The ▁Classic ▁May a ▁may ▁have ▁col lapsed ▁due ▁to ▁changing ▁climate ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Tol te c ▁The ▁Tol te c ▁were ▁a ▁nom adic ▁people , ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁- ▁ 1 2 th ▁century , ▁whose ▁language ▁was ▁also ▁spoken ▁by ▁the ▁Az te cs . ▁ ▁Te ot ih u ac an ▁Te ot ih u ac an ▁( 4 th ▁century ▁B CE ▁- ▁ 7 / 8 th ▁century ▁CE ) ▁was ▁both ▁a ▁city , ▁and ▁an ▁emp ire ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁which , ▁at ▁its ▁z en ith ▁between ▁ 1 5 0 ▁and ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁century , ▁covered ▁most ▁of ▁Mes o amer ica . ▁ ▁Az te c ▁The ▁Az te c ▁having ▁started ▁to