THE MESOAMERICAN CULTURES

They sculpted huge heads in giant stones

• Olmec Civilization

• Maya Civilization

• Aztec Civilization

They settled in the territories known today as Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador

• The Olmec Civilization

• The Aztec Civilization

• The Maya Civilization

They traded with cocoa beans, quetzal feathers and seashells as coins

• The Maya Civilization

• The Aztec Civilization

• The Olmec Civilization

They settled in the Valley of Mexico and their capital was Tenochtitlan

• The Olmec Civilization

• The Aztec Civilization

• The Maya Civilization

They created the floating gardens or Chinampas

• The Maya Cilvilization

• The Olmec Civilization

• The Aztec Civilization

They settled in the territories known today as the states of Veracruz and Tabasco

• The Olmec Civilization

• The Aztec Civilization

• The Maya Civilization

They were one of the first civilizations anywhere to send every child, rich or poor, to school

• The Maya Civilization

• The Olmec Civilization

• The Aztec Civilization

Their emperor was called Tlatoani who was the representative of the gods

• The Aztec Civilization

• The Olmec Civilization

• The Maya Civilization

In their base-20 system each bar represented a 5, each dot represented a 1 and the shell was a 0

• The Olmec Civilization

• The Maya Civilization

• The Aztec Civilization

They believed in the afterlife and worshipped many gods For example, Huitzilopochtli was the god of the sun while Quetzalcoatl was the god of the sky

• The Maya Civilization

• The Olmec Civilization

• The Aztec Civilization