Mexico
Ancient America: Tulum, a Maya Port
Tulum, located on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya. The earliest date found on […]
Mexico
The Kickapoo and the War Against Texas
As American settlers began moving into Texas-a Spanish colony-in the early nineteenth century, they brought with them an anti-Indian arrogance and attitude than came to […]
Seeking Refuge In Mexico
Following the creation of the United States, Mexico was seen by some Indian people as a place of refuge, a place where they might be […]
Ancient America: The Gods of Palenque
For most people, the Maya and the Aztec are the best-known Mesoamerican cultures. The area occupied by the Maya included southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, […]
Ancient America: Book Burning
Writing first appeared in the Maya area about 400 BCE. The Maya developed their writing systems more elaborately than any other group in the Americas. […]
Ancient America: The Classic Maya
( – promoted by navajo) At the height of the Classic Period (200 CE to 900 CE), the Maya population numbered several million people living […]
Ancient America: The Olmec
( – promoted by navajo) The Aztec were only the last of many great civilizations in Mexico. The mother civilization of all of the Mesoamerican […]
An Aztec Creation Story
( – promoted by navajo) By the time the Aztec civilization began to flourish in the Valley of Mexico, the ancient city of Teotihuacan had […]
Ancient America: The Rise of the Aztec Empire
( – promoted by navajo) The rise of the Aztec empire really began in 1150 with the fall of the Toltec empire. The Toltecs had […]
Ancient America: The Aztec
( – promoted by navajo) When the Spanish began their conquest of Mexico in 1519 they encountered a powerful nation known as the Aztec. The […]