Great civilizations of Mesoamerica
Location
COMMON CHARACTERISTICS
Gods were represented as mythological beings, a mixture of man and animal or of different animals.
Aztecan god of sun and war
Man with hummingbird feathers
Common characteristics
They usually made human sacrifices to these Gods.
They based their subsistence on agriculture.
Similar techniques in ceramics, metallurgy, weaving and feather art.
Society was divided into very marked social classes.
OLMECS, THE FIRST TO FORM STATES
First Mesoamerican pyramid Monumental head carved in stone.
Calendar (365 days, divided into 18 months of 20 days plus five days at the end of the year).
First civilization (1200 B.C) .
Olmec
First games with balls.
Very heavy balls / many broken bones.
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MAYAS (600 B.C)
South and southeast of Mexico.
Expanded to Peten (Guatemala and Belize)