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Located in Central America, the height of the civilization was 250-900 CE. At height had up to 2 million Mayans and had many gods.
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Cahokia was the largest and a trading city. They practiced animism natural world is filled with spirits.
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Chaco Canyon was the center of civilization and served as an administrative, trading, and ceremonial center. Descendants include the Southwest Indians.
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Starting around 600 CE, originally the peoples lived on top of
the mesa, growing grew squash, corn, and beans. They began to move away around 1300 CE. -
Their buildings were made of stone and fit perfectly without
cement. They had over 2,500 miles at their height. -
The capital city is Tenochtitlan. Polytheistic, with the sun god as the most important. They had a powerful king and often conquered other tribes.