Mesoamerica

spiritual traditions and rituals also characterized Aztec’s and were the reason they survive building a strong foundation for their future leaders. The Aztecs build their city in a place between Mexico and Central America. This place was called Mesoamerica. The Aztecs told a legend that Huitzilopochtli the god of water told them to leave Azatlan and look for another place. The sign that they have found the new place would be an eagle perched on a cactus growing on a rock and eating a…

Between 300 and 1500 CE, three extremely advanced civilizations developed in Central and South America; the advancements developed by the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incans established them as advanced societies in their time. The Mayans showed exceptional architecture skills and advanced communication with a writing system, the Aztecs built well organized cities and marketplaces, and the Incans built a large road system, robust houses, and an irrigation system. First and foremost, it is no doubt that…

Nearby San Lorenzo the Hero twins were found which were believed to be related to the Mesoamerica rain Gods. In La Venta was where Olmecs placed their offerings and structures. Other colossal heads were also found in La Venta; Colossal head 1, Altar 4, Altar 5, Stela 3, and Offering 4. Colossal Head 1 represented authority and blessing from…

Chocolate has an important role in Mayan and Aztec culture. Known as chocolatl to the Aztecs and Xocolatl for the Mayans, they are believed to be the first cultures to discover and domesticate cocoa pods in 1900 BCE. Chocolate was very prominent in their societies and it was present in their marital celebrations and, even funeral rituals. Cocoa beans were so valuable back in this era. It was a form of currency which was mainly used by the Aztecs for exchanging food, clothing, taxes, and even…

The Mayan civilization was one of the most advanced Mesoamerican civilizations. This civilization lasted for approximately 3,000 years and inhabited a vast region that is now modern day Guatemala and the Yucatan peninsula. Their flowering culture left many interesting innovations in which they describe a view of the future, our present. Their civilization seemed to grow more over the time until it suddenly started to vanish. There are many conclusions as to why the civilization eventually came…

theory that there is a defusing of the maize cultivation culture northwards. While at the earliest dates of Mesoamerican maize cultivation is found to be in 7800 cal BP, this diffusion took thousands of years to reach not only its ultimate peak in Mesoamerica, but to make an appearance in the archaeological record of northern portions of the North American Continent. (Merril) As of today, the study of the maize cultivation is like all other archaeological research, evolving. Studies into sites…

The historic city of Tenochtitlán, the heart of the Aztec Empire, is comparable to today’s New York City. It was the biggest city in all of Mesoamerica at its height in the 16th century boasting over 200,000 inhabitants. Yet in just a matter of years, the entire city as well as the whole Aztec Empire fell into ruin. How did such an impressive empire fall? The answer is a combination of factors. The Aztec Empire collapsed due to the lack of resources within the capital city of Tenochtitlán and…

The Mayan Civilization is at the height of its opulence and power but the foundations of the empire are beginning to crumble. The leaders believe they must build more temples and sacrifice more people or their crops and citizens will die. In Apocalypto, written by Mel Gibson, Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood), a peaceful hunter in a remote tribe, is captured along with his entire village in a raid. He is scheduled for a ritual sacrifice until he makes a daring escape and tries to make it back to his…

Every single person shares the fact that they each have a worldview. World views are very important as the worldview helps determine the choices a person makes every day. In short, this worldview is how an individual sees the world around them; it is the set of assumptions that influence how people see life. The worldview is a set of beliefs, the foundations that shape values, which, in turn, shape one’s actions. At the core of every choice made is the worldview and the beliefs associated with…

from there colcher. So they still do some of the traditions that their ancestors did. By gardening, clothing and then music. The maya lived all over south africa. Each temple or city lived in a city-state and one city state thrived was the one in Mesoamerica. Because that was a perfect place for the city stat to theribed. They also had a very good source of water they got that by rivers and streams nearby the village. There was a lot of change in the mayan culture between 1800 BCE-200 CE.…