mesoamerica: olmecs , maya, & aztecs
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Mesoamerica: Olmecs , Maya, & Aztecs. Olmecs. The “mother civilization” 1400 BCE – 300 BCE Located in tropical lowlands of Mexico Invented Rubber Ball game. The Maya. 200 – 900 CE Located in Yucatan peninsula, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras Invented Mayan Calendar. Tikal. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Mesoamerica: Olmecs, Maya, & Aztecs
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Olmecs
• The “mother civilization”
• 1400 BCE – 300 BCE• Located in tropical
lowlands of Mexico• Invented Rubber Ball
game
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The Maya• 200 – 900 CE• Located in Yucatan
peninsula, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras
• Invented Mayan Calendar
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Tikal
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Chichen Itza
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Bloodletting & Human Sacrifice
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Chichimeca Migration• Came from Aztlan• Chichimecas first left in 900 CE
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Aztec Empire
• Mexica migrated to Lake Texcoco in 1325 CE• Worshipped Huitzilopchtli• 1 million people total
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Tenochtitlan
• Aztec capital, founded in 1325 CE
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Chinampas “Floating Gardens”
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Pulque
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Moctezuma
• Became Aztec emperor in 1500
• Waited for return of Quetzalcoatl