How Did Early Civilizations Impact Mexico's History?

Mexico has a lot of history behind it. Like all other countries, Mexico’s history began centuries ago. There are four early civilizations; the Olmecs, Mayans, Toltec, and the Aztecs (history.com). These early civilizations helped impact Mexico’s history today. They developed how to hunt and later they learned how to farm. Mexico has a lot of tradition and culture behind it. The Olmecs was the earliest civilization to developed in Mexico. They settled on the Gulf Coast near what is today, Veracruz. They expressed themselves by carving giant stone heads out of native stones. Around 300 B.C, Olmec villages were based upon hunting and farming. Population began to grow more rapidly in the Olmec cities. There were two major Olmec cities, San Lorenzo
and La Venta. San Lorenzo began in 1200 B.C and lasted into 900 B.C. La Venta’s began date is unknown, but this cities ended in 600 B.C. (history.com). Sadly, there are few records to tell us about the Olmecs. The Mayans was another early civilization that developed in Mexico.
The civilization began around 2600 B.C, and the Mayans ideas and inventions were based on the Olmecs(crystalinks). The Mayans were considered to be Mexico’s most brilliant early civilization.(history.com). They developed astronomy and hieroglyphic writings. The Mayans were also very skilled. They built buildings and palaces without metal tools and they were good farmers. Many believed Kukulcan was the founder of the Mayan Civilization(crystalinks).
Most Mayan art was created during the Classical Period, which lasted from 300-900 B.C. They built pyramids and statues to honor their gods. During that time, the Mayans developed a complex society. They created a government which was ruled by the king. The Mayans believed that their kings and leaders were gods. Like the Olmecs, the Mayan Civilization collapsed. Many believed it was by a lack of food and polluted water(crystalink).
The Toltec was another early civilization that helped influence Mexico’s cultural history. Many people predicted that the Toltec came to be around the 10th century. The Toltec built the city of Tula, which was the population of around 40,000. Many believed that the Toltec offered human sacrifices to make the gods happy(history). Like the other early civilizations, there is not much written records of the Toltec
Civilization.
The Aztecs were one of the last known cultures in early Mexico. The origin of the Aztecs is unknown, but historians believed they were hunters and gatherers. One of the biggest cities in the Aztec Empire was Tenochtitlan, and they had around 5,000,000 people over 80,000 square miles. The Aztecs had a lot of gods, but some of those gods include the god of war; Huitzilopochtli, the god of the sun; Tlaloc, and the god of the rain; Quetzalcoatl. The Aztec Empire came to an end when the Spanish captured the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan in 1521(britannica).
Mexico’s traditions and cultures have greatly changed since the early civilizations. Mexico now has a lot of problems and issues that they cannot fix them all. They have problems like drugs, immigration, trafficking, and poverty. Despite those issues, Mexico is a great place to tour. Many of the early civilization temples and buildings are still standing, but slowly they are going away. Social and environmental has caused this like air pollution and crime(history). Mexico is a place full of history from the earliest civilization to present day.