FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES
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The area that includes both Mexico and Central America
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The name of the first Olmec settlement.
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Both North and South America
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The area settled by the Incas
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Detailed explanation-1: -The historic region of Mesoamerica comprises the modern day countries of northern Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, and central to southern Mexico. For thousands of years, this area was populated by groups such as the Olmec, Zapotec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec peoples.
Detailed explanation-2: -Some of the most well-known Mesoamerican cultures are the Olmec, Maya, Zapotec, Teotihuacan, Mixtec, and Mexica (or Aztec).
Detailed explanation-3: -The region is generally divided into three loosely defined zones: the southern Maya highlands, the southern (or central) Maya lowlands, and the northern Maya lowlands.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the early post-Classic period, Central Mexico was dominated by the Toltec culture, and Oaxaca by the Mixtec.