MESOAMERICA

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

• Present day southern Mexico and north of Central America
• Grasslands, tropical rain forests, mountains, great rivers
• 20-100 inches of rain per year
• Highland area regions tend to be much cooler
• Lowland areas tend to be hot and tropical

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

• The rain and mainly warm climate helped with farming crops
• Different regions had different lifestyles
• Based on these languages or dialect changed throughout Mesoamerica
• Farming was influenced greatly by the geography, main way of life

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PRE-COLOMBIAN LIFESTYLE

• Native tribes such as the Aztec, Maya, and Olmec
• Stone architecture
• Weapons including spears and stones
• Limited fighting mostly between tribes
• Main source of food and work is hunting and farming

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• Temples for religious beliefs main focus
• They wear highly decorated animal skin for clothing

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POST-COLUMBIAN LIFESTYLE

• Spanish conquistadors
• Diseases like common flu, small pox
• Believed the spanish were gods
• Brought different resources like weaponry & horses
• Outmatched

POST-COLUMBIAN LIFESTYLE

• Cities and temples ruined
• Spanish claimed Mesoamerica
• Native tribes had to adapt to changes in society

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