Cultures of Mesoamerica - This Exhibit is Under Construction
Exploring the civilizations of Mexico and Central America.
About this Exhibit
We are working to prepare our own collections about ______. In the meantime, please visit the following exhibits and websites which will help provide a great understanding of ______.
The Olmec
The Maya
The Toltec
The Aztec
Spanish Conquistadors
Olmec
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The Maya
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The Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as for art, architecture, mathematics and astronomy.
Initially established during the Pre-Classic period (c. 2000 BC to AD 250), many Maya cities reached height of development during the Classic period (c. AD 250 to 900), and continued throughout the Post-Classic period until the arrival of the Spanish.
Maya influence can be detected in Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, and western El Salvador to as far away as central Mexico, more than 1,000 km (620 mi) from the central Maya area. Today, the Maya and their descendants form sizable populations throughout the Maya area.
Toltec
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Aztec
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The Conquistadors
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Spanish Rule.
