Mesoamerica -RPG-

Mesoamerica (from Greek: μέσος [mesos] 'intermediate') is the cultural area of ​​the American continent that includes the southern half of Mexico, the territories of Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Honduras, western Nicaragua and Costa Rica. In the pre-Columbian period it was known for being part of the great civilizations. It should not be confused with the Mesoamerican region, a concept coined to refer to a geoeconomic region by international organizations such as the OECD.Mesoamerica, as stated in this article, is an area defined by culture. This region saw the development of an indigenous civilization within the framework of a mosaic of great ethnic or linguistic diversity. The cultural unity of the Mesoamerican peoples is reflected in several features that Paul Kirchhoff defined in 1943 as the Mesoamerican complex. The definition of what is accepted as Mesoamerican is the subject of discussion among scholars of this civilization; However, the agricultural basis of the economy is frequently mentioned in the inventory, such as the domestication of cocoa, corn, beans, avocado, vanilla, pumpkin and chili, as well as the turkey and the dog, the use of two calendars (ritual of 260 days and civil of 365), human sacrifices as part of religious expressions, lithic technology and the absence of metallurgy, among others. At the time, the definition of the Mesoamerican complex served to distinguish the Mesoamerican peoples from their neighbors to the north and south. The development of Mesoamerica spanned several millennia. Specialists discuss the era that can be considered the "beginning" of the Mesoamerican civilization. According to some positions, the initial milestone consists of the development of pottery. Others consider that the first Mesoamerican complex developed between the 15th and 12th centuries BC. C., period contemporary to the Olmec culture. However, there has already been an important transformation of the natural environment through agriculture since the geological epoch of the Holocene, more than 7,000 years ago. Throughout their history, Mesoamerican peoples built a culture whose expressions speak of elements shared by various peoples and features that distinguish them from each other. As the civilization process advanced, some traits became homogenized through interethnic contact and others acquired specificity in certain contexts. This process was continuous and lasted until Spanish colonization. Some authors use Nahua names interchangeably to describe original objects and concepts from Mesoamerica, and others highlight the differences between the peoples of the region.Most of the Mesoamerican peoples spoke languages ​​belonging to the following families Linguistics: Otomangueana, Mayense, Mixezoqueana, Totonacana and Utoazteca. Other languages ​​are isolated or could not be classified because they disappeared in the Castilianization process that began with Spanish colonization and continues to this day. This mosaic of languages ​​and ethnic groups was present during the pre-Hispanic era and has its correlation in the numerous indigenous cultures that developed in various areas and times of Mesoamerica, among which the most studied have been: The Mexica, the Mayan, the Teotihuacan, the Toltec, the Zapotec, the Mixtec, the Olmec or the Purépecha. Despite the concentration of studies that have occurred in the case of these important cultures, Mesoamerica was the scene of many peoples, some of which have barely begun to be investigated based on recent excavations. They invented a writing system but not as advanced as the Mayans.

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