Meso-American Civilizations

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Meso-American Civilizations

The Olmec: 1200-400 BCE

The first major American civilization Famous for: Massive carved stone heads

The Maya: 500-900 CE

Famous for: Pyramids (burial places and temples), Astronomy, Mayan calendar, brutal sports Possibly wiped out due to drought and city fighting

Approximate Solar Years Famous for: Pyramids (burial places and temples), Astronomy, Mayan calendar, brutal sports Possibly wiped out due to drought and city fighting Long Count unit Long Count period Days Approximate Solar Years 1 K'in 1 1 Winal 20 K'in 20 1 Tun 18 Winal 360 1 K'atun 20 Tun 7,200 1 B'ak'tun 20 K'atun 144,000 394 1 Piktun 20 B'ak'tun 2,880,000 7,885 1 Kalabtun 20 Piktun 57,600,000 157,704 1 K'inchiltun 20 Kalabtun 1,152,000,000 3,154,071 1 Alautun 20 K'inchiltun 23,040,000,000 63,081,429

The Aztec: 1400-1521 CE

Famous for: Capital Tenochtitlan, built on an island in Lake Texcoco

Ritual Sacrifice of thousands of people each year to the various gods.

Conquered in 1521 by the Spanish under Cortes.