USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The term “Pre-Columbian art” refers to the architecture, art and crafts of the native peoples of North, Central, and South America, and the islands of the Caribbean (c. 13, 000 BCE-1500 CE) up to the time period marked by the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas.

Detailed explanation-2: -Arches appeared as early as the 2nd millennium BC in Mesopotamian brick architecture, and their systematic use started with the ancient Romans, who were the first to apply the technique to a wide range of structures.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ancient Mesoamerica had several writing systems, the only true pre-Columbian writing in the New World. Mayan hieroglyphic writing (by 400 bce to 1600 ce) is the best known. It is logographic (i.e., uses a letter, symbol, or sign to represent an entire word), having signs that represent syllables.