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Great civilizations of Mesoamerica
Vocabulary
Arrival(llegada): the act of arriving
Carved (tallado/esculpido): to make something by cutting into especially wood or stone
Drought(sequía): a period of dryness especially when prolonged
Feather(pluma): one of the many soft, light things that cover a bird's body
Found(fundar): to establish (something) often with provision for future maintenance
Hummingbird(colibrí): a very small, brightly coloured bird with a long, thin beak, whose wings move very fast and make a humming noise
Isthmus (istmo): a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
Main(principal): the chief part, essential point
Rulers(gobernador): the leader of a country:
Wave(tejer): to interlace (threads) into cloth
CHARACTERISTICS
They were born after an evolution of centuries. They reached their peak and declined. Some of them declined abruptly.
They usually made human sacrifices to these Gods.
Its rulers proclaimed themselves intermediaries with the Gods or directly as sons of God.
The First to Form States
Following the Olmecs, they all made human sacrifices; they built pyramids; they used the calendar (365 days, divided into 18 months of 20 days plusfive days at the end of the year).
This civilization was developed just around 800 B.C., in the south of Oaxaca and the isthmus of Tehuantepec. Its main center was Monte Alban and reached its political, military and technical peak between 350 and 700 A. C., when they filled with buildings, stadiums for the ball game and impressive tombs.
