-
formation of New
World cultures from the
mixtures of the
indigenous Mesoamerican peoples with the European, African, and
Asian peoples who were introduced...
- The
Mesoamerican ballgame (Nahuatl languages: ōllamalīztli,
Nahuatl pronunciation: [oːlːamaˈlistɬi],
Mayan languages: pitz) was a
sport with
ritual ****ociations...
-
Mesoamerican chronology divides the
history of
prehispanic Mesoamerica into
several periods: the Paleo-Indian (first
human habitation until 3500 BCE);...
-
Mesoamerican pyramids form a
prominent part of
ancient Mesoamerican architecture.
Although similar in some ways to
Egyptian pyramids,
these New World...
- prin****lly
characteristic of pre-Columbian
Aztec civilization,
although other Mesoamerican civilizations like the Maya and the
Zapotec practiced it as well. The...
- The
Olmecs (/ˈɒlmɛks, ˈoʊl-/) or
Olmec were the
earliest known major Mesoamerican civilization,
flourishing in the modern-day
Mexican states of Veracruz...
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Mesoamerican architecture is the set of
architectural traditions produced by pre-Columbian
cultures and
civilizations of Mesoamerica,
traditions which...
- The
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef
System (MBRS), also po****rly
known as the
Great Mayan Reef or
Great Maya Reef, is a
marine region that
stretches over 1...
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Mesoamerican cuisine – (covering Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua,
northern Costa Rica and Mexico) has four main staples:
maize (many...
- The
importance of
aboriginal calendars in
ritual and
other aspects of
Mesoamerican life was
noted by many
missionary priests, travelers, and
colonial administrators...
