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Mesoamerica: Olmecs , Maya, & Aztecs

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.

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Mesoamerica: Olmecs , Maya, & Aztecs

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  1. Mesoamerica: Olmecs, Maya, & Aztecs

  2. Olmecs • The “mother civilization” • 1400 BCE – 300 BCE • Located in tropical lowlands of Mexico • Invented Rubber Ball game

  3. The Maya • 200 – 900 CE • Located in Yucatan peninsula, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras • Invented Mayan Calendar

  4. Tikal

  5. Chichen Itza

  6. Bloodletting & Human Sacrifice

  7. Chichimeca Migration • Came from Aztlan • Chichimecas first left in 900 CE

  8. Aztec Empire • Mexica migrated to Lake Texcoco in 1325 CE • Worshipped Huitzilopchtli • 1 million people total

  9. Tenochtitlan • Aztec capital, founded in 1325 CE

  10. Chinampas “Floating Gardens”

  11. Pulque

  12. Moctezuma • Became Aztec emperor in 1500 • Waited for return of Quetzalcoatl

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