DEFINITIONS
Mesoamerica: The region from Mexico south to Guatemala and Honduras.
Maya: An ancient civilization, and a contemporary people, of southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Mixtec: An ancient civilization and people of southwestern Mexico
Zapotec: An ancient civilization and people of southwestern Mexico
Aztec: An ancient civilization and people of central Mexico
Topics
- Mesoamerican writing systems
- Mesoamerican governments
- Mesoamerican religions
- The Maya Calendar System
- The Collapse of the Maya
- Archaeological reconstruction of Maya and Zapotec political organization
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View from the Temple of the Moon towards the Temple of the Sun
(Aztec, central Mexico)
Copyrighted photograph taken by Clive Ruggles
Articles © 1997 Kevin L. Callahan
Email: call0031@tc.umn.edu
