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Great Civilizations of Mesoamerica - Coggle Diagram
Great Civilizations of Mesoamerica
The Gods and their intermediaries:
-Its rulers proclaimed themselves intermediaries with the Gods.
-The gods were represented as mythological beings, a mixture of man and animal.
Your culture:
-This is conformed from central Mexico to Costa Rica.
-Human sacrifices are dedicated to the Gods.
-They based their subsistence on agriculture
-They made some similar techniques to ceramics, metallurgy, weaving, etc.
Games and traditions
First civilization (1200 BC).
Mexican coast.
Primera pirámide mesoamericana
First ball game
(Heavy ball)
Zapotecas
South of Oaxaca and isthmus of Tehuantepec.
(Main center of Monte Alba.)
It is an indigenous people of Mexico. The Zapotec population is mainly concentrated in the southern state of Oaxaca and its neighboring states. It seems that the vestiges of Monte Albán, at least the most recent, can be attributed to Zapotec peoples.
Mayas(600 B.C)
South and southeast of Mexico.
Expanded to Peten(Guatemala and belize)
Tallest pyramid in America (El Mirador city)
Invented writing with logograms
The city-states of Maya expanded to El Salvador: new cities were created: Quiriguá, Palenque, etc.
In Yucatan other Mayan cities arose.
Mayan collapse occurred: cities were abandoned due to prolonged drought
MEXICAS OR AZTECS:
The expansion of the Aztec empire began in 1427 with the Triple Alliance
It ended with the arrival of the Spanish
Dynasty of rulers: It dominated the Valley of Mexico and founded its capital Tenochtitlan (1325).