Mesoamerica

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archaeological region cultural region historical region

Mesoamerica is a historical and cultural region in the Americas known for its advanced pre-Columbian civilizations, such as the Maya and Aztec, and their shared traditions, languages, and innovations.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Mesoamerica canonical	251
Mesoamerican cultural area	8
Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica	4
Mesoamerican civilizations	3
Mesoamerican cultures	2
Maya Lowlands	1
Maya region	1
Mesoamerican cultural sphere	1
Mesoamerican linguistic area	1

Statements (91)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological region ⓘ cultural region ⓘ historical region ⓘ
borders	Aridoamerica ⓘ Isthmo-Colombian Area ⓘ
culturalTrait	260-day ritual calendar ⓘ 365-day solar calendar ⓘ Long Count calendar ⓘ ballcourts ⓘ chinampa agriculture ⓘ city-states ⓘ codices ⓘ codified law and tribute records ⓘ complex calendrical systems ⓘ featherwork ⓘ hieroglyphic writing systems ⓘ human sacrifice ⓘ intensive agriculture ⓘ jade use ⓘ maize-based agriculture ⓘ market economies ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ obsidian use ⓘ polychrome ceramics ⓘ polytheistic religions ⓘ pyramids ⓘ raised-field agriculture ⓘ ritual ballgame ⓘ stepped pyramids ⓘ stucco reliefs ⓘ terraced farming ⓘ tribute systems ⓘ urbanism ⓘ
endedWith	Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ Spanish conquest of the Maya regions ⓘ
extendsAcross	Belize ⓘ El Salvador ⓘ Guatemala ⓘ Honduras ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Nicaragua ⓘ
hasConcept	Mesoamerican cultural area ⓘ Mesoamerica self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mesoamerican linguistic area
hasKeyDeity	Huitzilopochtli ⓘ Itzamna ⓘ Kʼawiil ⓘ Quetzalcoatl ⓘ Tlaloc ⓘ
influenced	Mesoamerican diaspora cultures ⓘ
influencedBy	Olmec civilization ⓘ
knownFor	Aztec Empire ⓘ surface form: Aztec civilization Maya civilization ⓘ Mixtec civilization ⓘ Olmec civilization ⓘ Tarascan (Purépecha) civilization ⓘ Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ Toltec civilization ⓘ Zapotec civilization ⓘ pre-Columbian civilizations ⓘ
languageFamily	Mayan languages ⓘ Mixe–Zoque languages ⓘ Nahuan languages ⓘ Oto-Manguean languages ⓘ Totonic languages ⓘ Uto-Aztecan ⓘ surface form: Uto-Aztecan languages
locatedIn	Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ
majorCrop	beans ⓘ cacao ⓘ chili peppers ⓘ cotton ⓘ maize ⓘ squash ⓘ
majorDomesticate	dog ⓘ turkey ⓘ
majorSite	Chichén Itzá ⓘ Copán ⓘ La Venta ⓘ Monte Albán ⓘ Palenque ⓘ Tenochtitlan ⓘ Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ surface form: Teotihuacan Tikal ⓘ
partOf	Americas ⓘ
recognizedBy	anthropologists ⓘ archaeologists ⓘ historians ⓘ
timePeriod	Classic period ⓘ Formative period ⓘ Postclassic period ⓘ pre-Columbian era ⓘ

Referenced by (272)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mexico → regionalAffiliation → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Central America → partOf → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire → location → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Mesoamerica → hasConcept → Mesoamerica self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mesoamerican linguistic area

Yucatán Peninsula → partOf → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Historic Centre of Mexico City → UNESCOSubregion → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Northern Triangle of Central America → partOf → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Guatemala → partOfRegion → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Spanish colonization of the Americas → location → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Honduras → partOf → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Nicaragua → subregion → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Americas → containsSubregion → Mesoamerica ⓘ

European colonization of the Americas → location → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Aztec Empire → locatedIn → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Central Mexico → partOf → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Maya civilization → locatedIn → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Long Count calendar → geographicRegion → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Zapotec civilization → partOf → Mesoamerica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mesoamerican cultural area

Nahuan languages → region → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Quetzalcoatl → worshipRegion → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Aridoamerica → borderedBy → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Aridoamerica → culturalContrastWith → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Toltec civilization → locatedIn → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Isthmo-Colombian Area → borders → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Isthmo-Colombian Area → bridged → Mesoamerica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mesoamerican cultural sphere

Tarascan (Purépecha) civilization → region → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Palenque → locatedIn → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Teotihuacan civilization → region → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Tlaxcala → partOf → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Mixtec civilization → locatedIn → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Olmec civilization → region → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Monte Albán → region → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Copán → locatedIn → Mesoamerica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maya region

Oto-Manguean languages → spokenIn → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Oto-Manguean languages → regionOfOrigin → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Oto-Manguean languages → hasCulturalSignificance → Mesoamerica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mesoamerican civilizations

Archaic period in the Americas → appliesToTerritory → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Cobá → locatedIn → Mesoamerica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maya Lowlands

Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley region (adjacent and related ranges) → culturalRegionOf → Mesoamerica ⓘ

subject surface form: Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley region

southern Mexico → hasCulturalRegion → Mesoamerica ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Mexico

Zapotec → historicalRegion → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Amuzgo → culturalRegion → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Hohokam culture → influencedBy → Mesoamerica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mesoamerican cultures

White-bellied bobwhite → geographicDistribution → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Dumbarton Oaks → hasPreColumbianCollectionRegions → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Tozzer → areaOfActivity → Mesoamerica ⓘ

subject surface form: Alfred Marston Tozzer

Guaymí → culturalRegion → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Usumacinta River → partOf → Mesoamerica ⓘ

Andes cultural area → distinctFrom → Mesoamerica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mesoamerican cultural area

Chiapas → partOf → Mesoamerica ⓘ