Mesoamerica

The ancient Olmec civilization is one of the greatest civilizations in Mesoamerica. In the 1900s the Olmec were known as a cultural group of people who shares customs, beliefs, and history in Mesoamerica. The Olmec name means “rubber people”. Olmec name was given to their production of rubber by tapping rubber trees. The Olmec were also used in reference to the artistic style of things they created, such as, art, sculptures, and architectures. One of the most recognized aspect of the Olmec are their

the belief of an unseen world of gods, demons, and ancestral spirits responsive to only the shaman, or healer. Some Olmec figures even show scarification marks. These scarification marks clearly indicate Western African influence in prehistoric Mesoamerica since ritual scarification is still practiced there to this

There is little artefactual evidence of material goods such as pottery, and cultivation tools that lead to an agricultural society with the exception of unique clay balls thought to be used for cooking are found here, which show no impact made by Mesoamerica, (Ortmann, 675). In discussions of mound building in the region, the Adena and Hopewell cultures of the Woodland period, starting around 1000 BCE, cannot be forgotten. Preceding the Mississippian culture, these groups have set a foundation that

Annabelle Headrick’s The Teotihuacan Trinity: The Sociopolitical Structure of Ancient Mesoamerican City discusses the mystery behind the development of Teotihuacan, a city-state located in the Mesoamerica. Historically, not much is known about this great city, in terms rulers, cultural aspects, and even hieroglyphs. In the text, Headrick uses other Mesoamerican city-states, critical analysis and other historical documents to uncover the mysteries and to support her hypothesis of the Teotihuacan trinity

The Mayans, Aztec, and Incas once had a powerful empire that ruled Mesoamerica and Andes Mountains. The Incas, Aztec, and Mayans were native American empire that ruled before the 1600s. The Spanish destroyed the three empires and conquered their empire. But before the Spanish was around, the empire had a way of life that was different and similar from each other. I am going to comparing and contrasting the three empires. The Incas, Aztec, and Mayans have many differences, but they do have some similarities

The Aztecs were a complex civilization, I don't know much about the Aztec Civilization, I only know the outline. The reason why I chose the Aztecs is because I played a few video games growing up playing as that civilization, and they have always made me more interested in them. What I know, is eventually they came upon a spot with an eagle sitting on a cactus with a serpent wrapped in it's legs, that's where Tenochtitlan would be built. Montezuma was their leader, he was fierce and strict, but

II. Introduction In this article the author examines the changes in ritual practices as it pertains to human sacrifice during the Epiclasic period in central Mexico. In discussing this topic, the author presence evidence from the excavation of a shrine discovered on Lake Xaltocan in the northern Basin of Mexico. Here they have discovered the human remains of about 30 individuals. Using pottery and accelerator mass spectrometry they could place the construction and use of the shrine in the Epiclassic

about Mesoamerica can be found online, many facts researched by archaeologists can be located in museum databases though, some online information may be easier to find and more readily available than other websites. The Chicago Field Museum emphasizes more reliable, detailed online information about Mesoamerican art than the Peabody Museum at Harvard University, while the Peabody Museum fails to present and explain straight forward information on the cultural and religious aspects of Mesoamerica online

Comparative Essay The post-classical era in history (600CE- 1250CE) saw the rise and fall of many great empires. In the early part of the era, the Islamic Caliphates acted as a core region in the Middle East, heavily influencing the region around them. On the other side of the world, the Aztec Empire rose to power in the later part of the era with minimal trans-regional influence. Although on different sides of the world, both empires found similar ways to adapt to their diverse environments. In

The Olmecs spread their influence partly by military force, but trade was a prominent link between the Olmec heartland and the other regions of Mesoamerica. What lead to the decline and fall of the Olmec society? The Olmecs systematically destroyed their ceremonial centers at both San Lorenzo and La Venta and then deserted the sites. Thus, the factors that may have led to the decline and fall of the