A report on Mesoamerica
Historical region and cultural area in southern North America and most of Central America.
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Maya civilization
35 linksThe Maya civilization was a Mesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples, and noted for its logosyllabic script—the most sophisticated and highly developed writing system in pre-Columbian Americas—as well as for its art, architecture, mathematics, calendar, and astronomical system.
Mesoamerican chronology
35 linksMesoamerican chronology divides the history of prehispanic Mesoamerica into several periods: the Paleo-Indian (first human habitation until 3500 BCE); the Archaic (before 2600 BCE), the Preclassic or Formative (2500 BCE – 250 CE), the Classic (250–900 CE), and the Postclassic ; as well as the post European contact Colonial Period (1521–1821), and Postcolonial, or the period after independence from Spain (1821–present).
Mexico
24 linksCountry in the southern portion of North America.
Country in the southern portion of North America.
In particular, the Mesoamerican region was home to many intertwined civilizations; including the Olmec, Maya, Zapotec, Teotihuacan, and Purepecha.
Aztecs
19 linksThe Aztecs were a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521.
Teotihuacan
18 linksTeotihuacan (Spanish: Teotihuacán) is an ancient Mesoamerican city located in a sub-valley of the Valley of Mexico, which is located in the State of Mexico, 40 km northeast of modern-day Mexico City.
Mesoamerican ballgame
15 linksThe Mesoamerican ballgame (ōllamalīztli,, ) was a sport with ritual associations played since at least 1650 BC by the pre-Columbian people of Ancient Mesoamerica.
Tikal
15 linksRuin of an ancient city, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal, found in a rainforest in Guatemala.
Ruin of an ancient city, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal, found in a rainforest in Guatemala.
During this time, the city dominated much of the Maya region politically, economically, and militarily, while interacting with areas throughout Mesoamerica such as the great metropolis of Teotihuacan in the distant Valley of Mexico.
Guatemala
12 linksCountry in Central America.
Country in Central America.
The core of the Maya civilization, which extended across Mesoamerica, was historically based in the territory of modern Guatemala.
Pre-Columbian era
19 linksIn the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era spans from the original settlement of North and South America in the Upper Paleolithic period through European colonization, which began with Christopher Columbus's voyage of 1492.
In the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era spans from the original settlement of North and South America in the Upper Paleolithic period through European colonization, which began with Christopher Columbus's voyage of 1492.
Mesoamerica is the region extending from central Mexico south to the northwestern border of Costa Rica that gave rise to a group of stratified, culturally related agrarian civilizations spanning an approximately 3,000-year period before the visits to the Caribbean by Christopher Columbus.