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
Mesoamerican linguistic area
linked to: Mesoamerica
hasKeyDeity Huitzilopochtli
Itzamna
Kʼawiil
Quetzalcoatl
Tlaloc
influenced Mesoamerican diaspora cultures
influencedBy Olmec civilization
knownFor Aztec civilization
linked to: Aztec Empire

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 languages
linked to: Uto-Aztecan
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
Tikal
partOf Americas
recognizedBy anthropologists
archaeologists
historians
timePeriod Classic period
Formative period
Postclassic period
pre-Columbian era

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Mexico regionalAffiliation Mesoamerica
Central America partOf Mesoamerica
Mesoamerica hasConcept Mesoamerican linguistic area
linked to: Mesoamerica
Yucatán Peninsula partOf Mesoamerica
Guatemala partOfRegion Mesoamerica
Honduras partOf Mesoamerica
Nicaragua subregion Mesoamerica
Americas containsSubregion Mesoamerica
Aztec Empire locatedIn Mesoamerica
Central Mexico partOf Mesoamerica
Maya civilization locatedIn Mesoamerica
Zapotec civilization partOf Mesoamerican cultural area
linked to: Mesoamerica
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 Mesoamerican cultural sphere
linked to: 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 Maya region
linked to: Mesoamerica
Oto-Manguean languages spokenIn Mesoamerica
Oto-Manguean languages hasCulturalSignificance Mesoamerican civilizations
linked to: Mesoamerica
Cobá locatedIn Maya Lowlands
linked to: Mesoamerica
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley region culturalRegionOf Mesoamerica
Southern Mexico hasCulturalRegion Mesoamerica
subject linked to: southern Mexico
Zapotec historicalRegion Mesoamerica
Amuzgo culturalRegion Mesoamerica
Hohokam culture influencedBy Mesoamerican cultures
linked to: Mesoamerica
Alfred Marston Tozzer areaOfActivity Mesoamerica
subject linked to: Tozzer
Guaymí culturalRegion Mesoamerica
Usumacinta River partOf Mesoamerica
Andes cultural area distinctFrom Mesoamerican cultural area
linked to: Mesoamerica
Chiapas partOf Mesoamerica