PPT-The Olmec, Maya, Aztec, & Mound Builders

Mesoamerica Mesoamerica refers to a geographical and cultural area which extends from central Mexico down through Central America The term Meso means middle Middle America Many important Ancient Civilizations developed in this area. Maya, Aztec, & Inca. Maya - Location. southern Mexico into northern Central American called the Yucatan Peninsula . Maya - Climate. dense, steamy rain forests. Maya – Time Period. 250-900 . a.d. Who were the Mayans?. Who were the Mysterious Mayans?. A long time ago, around 2500 BCE, an ancient tribe of Central American Indians called the . Olmecs. settled in the rainforests of the Yucatan Peninsula of Central America. . Olmec. Maya. Toltec. Aztec. Inca. Click on a Native American culture to learn more.. Olmec. Built first civilization in Latin America.. 1500 BC-300 BC. Each city focused on a particular activity and depended on each other. Some cities were known for farming, controlled valuable mineral resources (. and Inka . Laura Drummond. HIST 8420. September 14, 2016. https://worldmap.harvard.edu/maps/5565. Aztec. Maya. Inka. Empires . are polities which extend relations of power across territorial spaces over which they have no prior or given legal sovereignty, and where, in one or more of the domains of economics, politics, and culture, they gain some measure of extensive hegemony over those spaces for the purpose of extracting or accruing value.. Mr. Cummings. World History. Early Human Migrations. Pre-Columbian Myths. Myth: . Pre-Columbian cultures were brought over by slave ships.. False: . On the eve of Columbus’ landing, more than 5 million people living in North America alone.. Chronology from 5000 B.C.E.-1500 C.E. . Empty. cell. Mesoamerica. Northern Peoples. Andean Region. Empty cell. Before 5000 B.C.E. . Domestication . of maize, beans, and squash.  . Empty cell. Before 5000 B.C.E. Domestication of potato, quinoa, manioc, and llama. How do the Mayan and Aztec polities compare in terms of land occupied, societal structure, and contributions to history?. How were the indigenous societies of Mesoamerica similar or different from those in the Andean region? How did Mesoamerican and Andean societies differ from those found elsewhere in the Americas?.  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 .  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 . Mesoamerica. Mesoamerica = Mexico & Central America. Mesoamerica. Some of the earliest civilizations in the Americas developed in . Mesoamerica. The . Maya . and . Aztec . lived in the Mesoamerican region. Mesoamerica. Mesoamerica. refers to a geographical and cultural area which extends from central Mexico down through Central America. . The term “. Meso. ” means middle. (Middle America). Many important Ancient Civilizations developed in this area.. 40 Kaminal Juy Stela 10There are Pre-Columbian ruins under much of Guatemala City now called Kaminal Juy It is described by Michael Coe as one of the greatest archaeological sites in the New World O Maya BloodlettingThe nature and iconography of bloodletting among the Lowland Classic Maya have been elucidated in a series of studies Joralemon 1974 Schele 1984a Stuart 1984e Maya autosacrifice image -. is a region and cultural area in the Americas, extending . from . central Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica, . number of pre-Columbian societies flourished before the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 15th and 16th centuries.