The first civilization in Mesoamérica
The Olmecs
Wrote the Nuttall codex
Mixtecs
Had as many as 200,000 residents and it was a huge trade center.
Teotihuacan
It means "Place of Gods"
Teotihuacan
Super Areas that were at the north of Mesoamerica
Oasisamerica and Aridoamerica
They migrated into the Valley of Mexico from the north in the late 1200´s
The Aztecs
The Popol vuh is the sacred book about creation miths of this culture
Mayas
meaning of the mesoamerican symbol
comunication, speak
Huitzilopochtli was a particular important god of this culture.
The aztecs
Famous religious center of the Olmecs
La Venta
Tres Zapotes
San Lorenzo
Date when tenochtitlan was conquered
1521
They used a solar calendar of 365 days and a sacred calendar of 260 days.
The Mayans
meaning and name of this symbol
ollin: el sol actual y el terremoto, el movimiento
a day in the calendar.
Tlaloc was one of the principal god into this culture
Teotihuacan
where are these sculptures?
in Hidalgo, Tula
Century when Teotihuacan was abandoned
Century XIII (1200)
They were a fierce and warlike people who conquered The Maya lands.
The Toltecs
Heir cultures of Mesoamerica
Indigenous groups
Who is he?
Tlaloc
Division of the territory in Mesoamerica
City-States
date of foundation of Tenochtitlan
1325
Civilization that work out gold jewerly
Mixtecs
The cosmos in Mesoamerica had three vertical dimensions, mention them:
The sky, the earth and the underworld
the name of the codex
Nuttall
Location of the Tepehuas nowadays
Puebla, Hidalgo and Veracruz