CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 6 apter One THE STORY OF MESAMERICA 8 L GIſ LIFE IN MESOAMERICA 16 lapte Three MESOAMERICAN RELIGION 26 hapte Fou ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE A MESOAMERICANS 35 GLOSSARY 43 FOR MORE INFORMATION 45 INDEX
DISCOVERING ANCIENT MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS n ancient times the land from central Mexico to northern Honduras was home to some of the most advanced civilizations on the American continents This territory called Mesoamerica cov ered about half of modern day Mexico all of Guatemala and Belize and parts of El Salvador and Honduras The people behind these sophisticated cultures were the native peoples of the Americas the Indians Much like in ancient Egypt Mesopotamia and China the Indians of Mesoamerica advanced from primitive ways to complex societies Beginning with almost nothing they eventually established elaborate cities built massive monuments and created beau tiful works of art They learned how to grow food in tropical rain forests and on mountain slopes They developed customs and laws and made amazing discoveries in astronomy and math What were these ancient people like What did they believe How did they
Discovering Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations
These ancient peoples left records for archaeologists to piece together to glean what they were really like more than 3,000 years ago.
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By: Ann Byers
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Published by: Rosen Publishing provided by Britannica
