Mesoamerica

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  • Period: 1200 BCE to 400

    The Olmecs

  • 900 BCE

    La Venta (Olmecs)

    • Great Pyramid
      • clay on platforms, not hollow
      • 30m high
      • fluted cone
    • complex orientated north-south
  • Period: 700 BCE to 1521

    Zapotec

  • 400 BCE

    Teotihucán (Aztecs)

    • one of the most importan + biggest cities of that time
    • 125.000 people
    • 2 main pyramids (Pyramid of the Sun, Pyramid of the Moon)
    • Temple of Quetzacoatl
    • Materials: volcanic stone, basalt, tezontle, toba, andesita
  • Period: 100 BCE to 1150

    Toltecs

  • Period: 400 to 500

    Mayas

  • 560

    Pyramid of the Magician (Mayas)

    • In the city of Uxmal which means "thrice built"
    • temple on top
    • only Mesoamerican pyramid with an oval base
    • limestone
    • height 35m
  • 1000

    Atlantes / Atlantean figures (Toltec)

    • in the city of Tula
    • carved stone columns or pilars in the shape of fierce warriors
    • 4m tall
    • limestone, sandstone, volcanic rock
    • carved with stone tools, such as small chisels, scrapers and stone hammers
  • Period: 1300 to 1521

    Aztecs/Mexicas