Mesoamerica

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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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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

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Our Lord of Esquipulas region Mesoamerica
San Pedro La Laguna partOf Mesoamerica
Jaibalito partOf Mesoamerica
Mesoamerican mythology region Mesoamerica
Spencer Beebe regionOfActivity Mesoamerica
Santiago Atitlán region Mesoamerica
Quichean–Mamean region Mesoamerica
Quichean–Mamean isIndigenousTo Mesoamerica
Akateko region Mesoamerica
Qyol Mam (in some communities) macroArea Mesoamerica
subject surface form: Qyol Mam
Dolores, Petén locatedIn Mesoamerica
Mopan Maya macroArea Mesoamerica
Las Cruces, Petén locatedIn Mesoamerica
San Juan La Laguna culturalRegion Mesoamerica
Aztlan regionOfMyth Mesoamerica
La Libertad, Petén locatedIn Mesoamerica
Xunantunich subregion Mesoamerica
Belizean rainforest locatedIn Mesoamerica
Sechium edule nativeTo Mesoamerica
San Luis, Petén partOf Mesoamerica