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Introduction to Mesoamerica
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Introduction to Mesoamerica

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 Native Americans were the people who lived on the North American continent thousands of years before the European settlers started their voyages in the fifteenth century. Most scientists agree that the Native Americans crossed this land bridge from Asia through the Bering Strait during several series of migrations or movements.

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Early Human Migrations

Water Routes

Land Routes

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The Hunters followed Game

When: circa 20,000 B.C.E. - 8000 B.C.E.

Clovis Hunters and the Pleistocene Extinctions

Hunter-gathering societies– Nomadism– Band structure– Egalitarianism

Population diffusion

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Major Pre-Columbian Civilizations

1. Olmecs2. Maya3. Aztecs4. Incas

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The Olmecs

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Veracruz The Olmec inhabited the

region 1,200 years ago, and remained here until the beginning of the Christian era.

Olmec” was not what the people called themselves– It means “rubber

people” and comes from the rubber trees that flourish in the region

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Where? Among the various

Mesoamerican Pre-Classic period (1200 BCE-400 BCE) groups, the Olmecs are the most well-known.

About 3,000 years ago the Olmecs lived along the Gulf of Mexico coast in what is now southern Mexico. The area is now known as Veracruz.

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Culture The word "Olmec"

also refers to the rubber balls used for their ancient ball game.

Olmec were a highly developed and well organized group with a complex calendar, hereditary elite, hieroglyphic writing system, and maize cultivation.

They also created unique art objects and sculptures.

A quintessential Olmec piece that displays a clefted head, the typical were-jaguar mouth and the so-called flaming eyebrows, the original use of this remarkable piece was probably religious in nature.

http://www.mesoweb.com/olmec/headlinks.html
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The Mayans

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Lands of the Mayans

The Yucatan

Peninsula

The Yucatan

Peninsula

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Important city-state: Chichen-Itza

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Chichen-Itza - Ball Court

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Overview of Tikal (Guatemala)

Temple of the Masks

Temple of the Masks

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Mayan Cultivation of

Maize

Chac, God of Rain Chac, God of Rain

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Mayan Drinking Cup for Chocolate

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Mayan Glyphs used in their

writing system

Mayan Mathematics

sky king house child city sky king house child city

• Developed a number system

• Understood the concept of zero. (similar to India advance).

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Pakal: The Maya Astronaut

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Monumental

Building:

Tikal: Temple of the Masks

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The Aztecs

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Lands of the Aztecs

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Tenochtitlan: The “Venice” of the

Americas

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Aztec Chinampa or Floating Garden:

15ft. to 30ft. wide

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Aztec Sun Stone - Calendar

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Aztec Math

Aztec Writing

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Aztec Codex (15c Manuscript)

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Aztecs Sacrifice Neighboring Tribes to the Sun God

http://www.time.com/time/europe/photoessays/aztecs/5.html
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The Aztecs WereFierce Warriors

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The Incas

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Lands of the Incas- Peru

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Incan Suspension Bridges

Incan Suspension Bridges

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Incan Digging Sticks

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Over 100 Different Types of Potatoes Cultivated by

the Incans

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Produce from a Typical Incan Market

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Incan Terrace Farming

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The Quipu: An Incan Database

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Machu Picchu


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