Social Sciences and History / Unit 5 SSH 0433 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacán
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The idea
The Olmec formed about twelve hundred BCE with a calendar and ball game that shaped the Zapotecs, Teotihuacán and the Maya. Teotihuacán became one of the world's largest cities; Maya city-states like Tikal had writing and a calendar.
In practice
Chavín's art spreading through the Andes.
Where people slip
The anchor's summary dates Teotihuacán's size three hundred BCE; its text and Berger say centuries CE.
Your place on the trail
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