1. Mesoamerica: Olmecs, Maya, & Aztecs

2. Olmecs The “mother civilization” 1400 BCE – 300 BCE
Located in tropical lowlands of Mexico
Invented Rubber Ball game

4. The Maya
200 – 900 CE
Located in Yucatan peninsula, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras
Invented Mayan Calendar

5. Tikal

6. Chichen Itza

7. Bloodletting & Human Sacrifice

8. Chichimeca Migration
Came from Aztlan
Chichimecas first left in 900 CE

9. Aztec Empire Mexica migrated to Lake Texcoco in 1325 CE
Worshipped Huitzilopchtli
1 million people total

10. Tenochtitlan
Aztec capital, founded in 1325 CE

11. Chinampas “Floating Gardens”

12. Pulque

13. Moctezuma Became Aztec emperor in 1500
Waited for return of Quetzalcoatl