Meso-American Civilizations Central American Civilizations  Olmec - 1500BCE-200CE  Maya200-1200CE  Aztecs 1350-1530.

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Meso-American Civilizations Central American Civilizations  Olmec BCE-200CE  Maya CE  Aztecs

MesoAmerican Civilization Origins Olmec 1500 BCE – 200 CE

Geography Yukatan Penninsula located on the hot, humid coasts of the Gulf of Mexico surrounded by rain forests, grasslands, and swamps

Olmec Politics Called “Cult of the Jaguar” City state government that united for religious celebrations under the authority of a Priest/shaman Dirt and clay pyramids used for political power and religious ceremonies

Colossal Heads Colossal Head #10 Basalt San Lorenzo

Economic Life most were farmers Social Class  based on power and wealth  priests and government (theocracy) were the most powerful  merchants and craftspeople were next  farmers were the lowest Most city states had their own language and customs

Olmec Religion: Polytheist nature worship shaman ruled, claimed to shape-change, control nature (rain, sun, crops), fly, killing enemies from a distance, and bear off-spring even though they are men. Jaguars seen as magical animals and shamen claimed to shape shift into them foundation of later Maya civilization.

Shaman as jaguar carrying his spirit

Riding Crocodiles in the Spirit world

Social Life Typical of Agricultural Society Men: plowed and planted fields tended to the crops hunted and fished Women/Older girls housekeeping chores making clothes supplying the home with firewood and water caring for younger children Children learned about farming and housekeeping chores

Intellectual Life Maize Domesticated 3000BCE Major staplecrop in Mesoamerica Also domesticated cotton, cacao, feathers, pelts, woods, rubber

Intellectual life developed a number system, calendar, and a form of writing

Olmec Art: Jade Sculpture (plus giant heads and pyramids) Jade AxeWere-Jaguar Olmec Figure

Olmec Influence on the Mayans Maize Ceremonial centers with temple pyramids Calendar based on the Olmec one Ball games Rituals involving human sacrifice

Olmec, La Venta, cone pyramid

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