FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES
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sustained dense population through intensive agriculture.
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engaged in an extensive exploration of the Pacific Ocean.
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built vehicles with wheels to transport goods.
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developed rice paper and wood-block printing.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures shared certain characteristics such as the ritual ballgame, * pyramid building, human sacrifice, maize as an agricultural staple, and deities dedicated to natural forces (i.e. rain, storm, fire).
Detailed explanation-2: -Pre Columbian civilizations built wonderful structures that in some cases scientists today cannot explain how they were built. Among these wonderful structures are Machu Picchu in Peru, the city of Tikal in Guatemala, and the city of Teotihuacan in Mexico.
Detailed explanation-3: -Incipient agriculture (6500–1500 bce) The most crucial event in the prehistory of Mesoamerica was the human capture of the food energy contained in plants. This process centred on three plants: Indian corn (maize), beans, and squashes.
Detailed explanation-4: -the aztec calendar and the maya use of zero both illustrate that pre-Columbian cultures in the americas: made advances in math and science. these two structures indicate that ancient pre-columbian civilizations: had engineering skills to build complex structures.