Cultural Similarities Between North American And Mesoamericans

The term “Native American” doesn’t just refer to just North American Indians, but South American and Mesoamericans too. What’s interesting, though, is how many similarities the three regions’ various cultures share. In North and Mesoamerican native cultures, the people built earthen mounds, for both religious and burial purposes, as well as a show of power. In North America they were built sometimes as just a plain, earthen mound while in some areas they were built in animal designs. In Mesoamerica they were created to resemble mountains and volcanoes, and were also adorned with colored clays to help create the effect. In South America they didn’t create earthen mounds, but they did create gigantic earth drawings made out of lines in the ground