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Egypt's 30 dynasties. Ancient Egypt's history has traditionally been divided into 30 (or sometimes 31) dynasties.
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The Erlitou Culture of the central plains of Northern China was the first state-level society in China.
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Mesoamerica created 1000 BCE, it started on "La Villa" and "San Lorenzo", Izapa was a small state.
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The first mesoamerica civilization was Olmec, they lived near the Gulf of Mexico, near the water.
Olmec lived near Coatzacolos River from 1200 to 500 BCE. -
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La Blanca mount was the earliest pyramid temples dated around 900 BC.
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La Venta was the most important ceremonial and population center and main archaeological site of the Olmec culture.
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Near Chiapas area and Oaxaca, these were small settlements under 40 hectares.
The biggest population was in San Lorenzo, Veracruz.
Economical development was 1200 BC. -
Key process in urbanization were aggregation of diverse groups, negotiation of property rights, social roles, identity.
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Why the middle preclassic was the watershed?
Population growth, economic intensification, attractive huisances (monumentality), more connections and interactions.
The middle preclassic population boom
Pacific Guatemala, basin of Mexico, valley of Guatemala, Oaxaca. -
Classic Period Mesoamerica Cities:
Chichen Itza
Monte Alban
Teotihuacan
Tikal
The population of Cuicuilco was around 20000 people, from 150 BCE to 200 CE was mass migration from Cuicuilco, city was build august 12 around april 24. -
Tehotihuacan was one of the greatest cities of Mesoamerica, there are many pyramids like the pyramid of the sun, the pyramid of the moon and the Quetzalcóatl temple.
Tehotihuacan means "Ciudad de los dioses" (City of the gods)
Mesoamerican civilizations used to believe in many gods.
They haved a god for everything.
It was pre-industrial city of ancient world, it was a farming community, there wher 2 lakes in Teotihuacan: Lake Texoco and Xochimilco, the population was 1000000 people. -
Mayan lived from the southern part of Mexico to Guatemala and Honduras, they developed maths, language and astronomy.
Cocobins was a currency for Mayas.
Was around circa 1000BCE, cities where mayas lived was La Venta and San Lorenzo, Izapa was the capital of mayan civilization. -
The Aztec civilization is known for being the last of the great Mesoamerican cultures before the Europeans arrived.
They lived on the city of Tenochtitlan. -
The conquest of Mexico by Spaniards started on 1519, the conquest of the Aztec Civilization.