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Mesoamerica

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39 sections
Contents
  • Etymology and definition
  • Geography
  • Cultural sub-areas
  • Topography
  • Bodies of water
  • Biodiversity
  • Chronology, culture and history
  • Paleo-Indian
  • Archaic
  • Preclassic/Formative
  • Classic
  • Early Classic
  • Late Classic
  • Terminal Classic
  • Postclassic
  • Chronology in chart form
  • Other characteristics
  • Subsistence
  • Political organization
  • Economy
  • Architecture
  • Calendrical systems
  • Writing systems
  • Arithmetic
  • Food, medicine, and science
  • Mythology and worldview
  • Sacrifice
  • Autosacrifice
  • Human sacrifice
  • Ballgame
  • Astronomy
  • Symbolism of space and time
  • Political and religious art
  • Music
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Further reading
  • External links

thumb|upright=1.35|Cultural areas of Mesoamerica

Mesoamerica is a historical region and cultural area comprising the present day lands of central and southern Mexico, all of Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, western Honduras, and the Greater Nicoya region of Nicaragua and Costa Rica. As a cultural area, Mesoamerica is defined by a mosaic of cultural traits developed and shared by its indigenous cultures.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mesoamerica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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