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GREAT CULTURES OF MESOAMERICA - Coggle Diagram
GREAT CULTURES OF MESOAMERICA
AZTECS
MAYAS
ZAPOTECAS
OLMECS, THE FIRST TO FORM STATES
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First civilization (1200 B.C)
Mexican coast
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 ball game
Heavy ball / break bones
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South of Oaxaca and the isthmus of Tehuantepec
Monte Alban main center
Buildings, stadiums for ball games
South and southeast of Mexico.
Expanded to Peten (Guatemala and Belize)
In Yucatan, other Mayan cities emerged, such as Chichen Itza.
Mayan collapse occurred: cities were abandoned due to a prolonged drought of corn cultivation.
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Toltecas (950 A.C.- 1200 A.C.): Capital Tula
Rulers dynasty: Dominated the Mexico valley and founded its capital Tenochtitlan (1325).
The Aztecan empire expansion started in 1427 with the Triple Alliance: Texcoco, Tlacopan and Mexico - Tenochtitlan
Moctezuma
The capital had around 250,000 inhabitants
Ended with the arrival of the Spanish