There are three amazing early american cultures that will definitely go down in history. These societies are: The Aztecs, The Incas, and the Mayans.
They are well known today, and children are still being educated on their doings today. These meso american cultures are well known through their architecture, religion, government, and impact on modern society. 1Another commonly known factoid about the mesoamerican river settlements is about the small
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2 Some archaeologists believe that these tribes may have existed as early as 21,000 B.C.E!
A great deal of mesoamerican culture was built around Maize (which is a type of corn). Much of their religion and even their daily lives were built around
1 https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/mayan.html 2 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mesoamerican-civilization cultivating Maize. 3This strain of vegetation probably grew wildly and was learned to be a wise way to create a food surplus and feed a great way to feed a family. Due to this dependency on the crop for their basic survival, most of their more appreciated gods and goddesses were worshiped due to an impact on the harvest. All of the great mesoamerican cultures were polytheistic, meaning they had more than one god. Most religions at the time were polytheistic. The mesoamerican gods spanned from gods of war, death, bloodshed to positive things such as peace, fertility and even more important the harvest.
One of the most interesting things about mesoamerican culture is the
Aztecian heart sacrifice! In this procedure many individuals volunteer to