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	Mesoamerica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mesoamerica is also the name of a linguistic area or sprachbund comprising the languages native to roughly the same geographical area.
		Mesoamerica is distinguished by being the first region in the Americas to develop complex civilizations.
		Mesoamerica remains today a region with an extremely rich cultural and linguistic diversity and the indigenous peoples of modern Mesoamerica carry on many of the traditions of their predecessors, in spite of 500 years of heavy pressure from the modern European civilization.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mesoamerica (4782 words)

	Mesoamerica - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Mesoamerica is the region extending from central Mexico south to the northwestern border of Costa Rica that gave rise to a group of stratified, culturally related agrarian civilizations spanning an approximately 3,000-year period before the European discovery of the New World by Columbus.
		Mesoamerica is also a canonical example of a Linguistic area: all of the major Mesoamerican languages show some subset of a pool of common traits, despite being made up of many different language families.
		Mesoamerica's economy and geopolitics benefited from extensive use of a lingua franca, the Nahuatl language, at least since the 7th century, and perhaps even going as far back as 2,000 years.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/m/e/s/Mesoamerica.html (327 words)

	Mesoamerica Encyclopedia Article @ EarthlyBusiness.com (Earthly Business) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The term Mesoamerica is used to refer to a geographical region that extends roughly from the Tropic of Cancer in central Mexico down through Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua to northwestern Costa Rica, and which is characterized by the particular cultural homogeneity that the indigenous cultures in this region exhibit.
		The name Mesoamerica was first used by the German ethnologist Paul Kirchhoff[CITE?] to refer to a region of similar cultures characterized by the practice of agriculture and a sedentary lifestyle.
		Whether other cultures such as the Aztec and Mixtec developed degrees of phoneticness in their writing is debated but at least the aztecs seem to have written making use of basic rebus principles.
	www.earthlybusiness.com /encyclopedia/Mesoamerica (3552 words)

	Religions of Mesoamerica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Mesoamerica is a term given by scholars to designate a geographical and cultural area covering the southern two-thirds of mainland Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and parts of Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
		For all these reasons, Mesoamerica is a critical case for developing and evaluating general ideas about world view as a context for understanding the developing cultural complexity and for the importance of what we term "religion" in the rise of the first hierarchical polities.
		Mesoamerica was a geographical and cultural area covering the southern two-thirds of Mexico and significant portions of Central America.
	phoenixandturtle.net /excerptmill/carrasco.htm (15093 words)

	FAMSI - Home Page - Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc.
		Though ecologically diverse, Mesoamerica is the geographical area where several ancient cultures were united by shared religious beliefs, art, architecture, science and technology that made them unique in the Americas for three thousand years - from about 1500 B.C. to A.D. 1519 - the time of European contact.
		The term "Mesoamerica" refers to a geographical area occupied by a variety of ancient cultures that shared religious beliefs, art, architecture, and technology that made them unique in the Americas for three thousand years–from about 1500 B.C. to A.D. 1519–the time of European contact.
		Mesoamerica is one of our planet's six cradles of early civilization.
	www.famsi.org (204 words)

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		Mesoamerica is the region extending from central Mexico through Central America which produced a set of culturally related civilizations before the discovery of the New World by Columbus.
		Mesoamerican is a general adjective to refer to that group of Pre-Columbian cultures.
		In some writings from the 1920s and 1930s the alternative term Middle America has been used to refer to Mesoamerica, but that has generally fallen out of favor.
	wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/m/me/mesoamerica.html (85 words)

	Mesoamerica Energy - Introduction
		Mesoamerica Energy is a company dedicated to the development, construction and operation of renewable energy projects in Central America and adjacent region.
		The company was founded by the Mesoamerica Group as a private equity vehicle for investing in renewable energy projects.
		The Mesoamerica Group is a leading financial services firm in Central America, with regional expertise in mergers and acquisitions advisory work, strategic consulting and private equity management.
	www.mesoamericaenergy.com (152 words)

	Mesoamerican Gallery @ UPMof Archaeology and Anthropology
		The transformations toward civilization in Mesoamerica began in the Early Formative Period in several parts of the area.
		When the Spanish arrived in the 16th century, Mesoamerica was divided into the Maya area to the east and the Aztec-dominated area to the west.
		The ball game has been played in Mesoamerica for more than 3000 years, and a form of it is still played in areas of northwestern Mexico.
	www.museum.upenn.edu /new/exhibits/galleries/mesoamericaframedoc1.html (2113 words)

	Debunking the Pyramids: Why the Pyramids of Egypt and Mesoamerica are Unrelated
		The first pyramids of Mesoamerica were not constructed until the sometime between approximately 100 B.C. and 300 A.D: "All this coalesced by about A.D. into what is called the Classic Maya civilization, with spectacular sites such as Palenque, Tikal, and Uaxactun and their temples, pyramids, and palaces" (Sabloff, 1994).
		The pyramids of Mesoamerica, which are not even true pyramids, served an entirely different purpose, and as such, they were not built to withstand the ravages of time.
		In addition to these sculptures it is believed, as mentioned previously, that the pyramids of Mesoamerica were often coated with a "thick layer of stucco." If the Egyptians and Mesoamericans took their inspiration from the same source, it would reason that their design and decoration would closely parallel each other.
	anth507.tripod.com /pyramids.htm (3281 words)

	Ancient Scripts: Mesoamerican Writing Systems
		Extending from the deserts of northern Mexico to the dry tropical forests of northwestern Costa Rica, Mesoamerica is a geographically and ethnically diverse area that included thousands of cultures united by similarities in religion, art, language, and sociopolitical organization.
		In fact, Mesoamerica is the only place in the Americas where indigenous writing systems were invented and used before European colonization.
		One of the earliest complex urban cultures to appear in Mesoamerica were the Olmecs, whose villages and towns sprang up in the tropical, riverine regions of Mexico's Veracruz and Tabasco states.
	www.ancientscripts.com /ma_ws.html (3744 words)

	Joseph's Knowledge of Mesoamerica
		The reality is that Mesoamerica was not the focus of Joseph Smith's thoughts, at least not until he learned of newly available information about that part of the world that came out AFTER publication of the Book of Mormon.
		But the civilizations of Mesoamerica and the Book of Mormon are a world apart from the tribes Joseph might have known of in New York.
		It is true that the basic story of the Spanish conquest was widely known, and several scholars like von Humboldt had written about Mesoamerica, but the concept of advanced ancient civilization and vast cities does not appear to have been part of the common knowledge of the masses.
	www.jefflindsay.com /bme11.shtml (3343 words)

	History, Myth, and Migration in Mesoamerica
		Mesoamerica is distinguished from all other parts of the Americas by the presence of a well-developed Precolumbian writing system.
		But many of these hypotheses, in Mesoamerica as well as South America and the Pacific, found strong supporting evidence in what appeared to be wholly indigenous mytho-historical accounts.
		Unfortunately, across all of Mesoamerica it seems that the murkiest period in the archaeological record is the Early Postclassic, when most of the documented migrations would seem to have taken place.
	web.ku.edu /~hoopes/aztlan/History.htm (7286 words)

	Our Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Mesoamerica has provided accurate and timely reporting along with thoughtful analysis of the Central American Region for the past 20 years.
		Mesoamerica seeks to promote international understanding of the realities of Central America by reporting on politics, economics, security forces, human rights, refugees, international relations and the environment, as well as the human realities of the people of Central America.
		Mesoamerica also includes comprehensive background articles, which are thoughtfully analyzed and carefully researched, to help our readers understand the current situation in each Central American county.
	www.mesoamericaonline.net /our_journal.htm (189 words)

	Mesoamerica
		Mesoamerica exhibits some of the highest deforestation rates in the world.
		In Northern Mesoamerica, CEPF focuses predominantly on Belize, Guatemala and Southern Mexico.
		In Southern Mesoamerica, CEPF focuses on Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama.
	www.cepf.net /xp/cepf/where_we_work/mesoamerica/mesoamerica_info.xml (399 words)

	Mesoamerica Telecom
		In 1998, Mesoamerica raised US$200 million in private equity funds and formed Mesoamerica Telecom, an investment vehicle to join forces with Telefónica, the largest operator in the Latin America.
		In 2001, Mesoamerica Telecom swapped its minority shares (49%) in Telefónica Centroamérica for shares in Telefónica Móviles.
		Mesoamerica entered the telecommunications sector in 1997 when it acquired a call center and an international long distance company in El Salvador.
	www.mesoamerica.com /ing_telecom.shtml (158 words)

	Mayan archaeology including resources for students and scholars, plus help for visitors to Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, ...
		FLAAR Mesoamerica is a non-profit research and educational institution formed under the appropriate laws of Guatemala.
		In Europe the archaeology of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica tends to be taught in a language department or department of “ancient America.” In the US, the archaeology of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico tends to be taught in a department of anthropology.
		FLAAR research in pre-Columbian civilizations of Mesoamerica is dedicated to a standard of academic excellence which may be defined as scholarship in the European university tradition.
	www.maya-archaeology.org (1959 words)

	Mesoamerica
		Mesoamerica Burning The rich diversity of wildlife in southern Mexico and Central America is in peril.
		Mesoamerica Mesoamerica is the region extending from central Mexico through Central America which produced a set of culturally related civilizations before the discovery of the New World by Columbus.
		Definition of Mesoamerica Mesoamerica is the region extending from central Mexico south to the northwestern border of Costa Rica that gave rise to a group of stratified, culturally related agrarian.
	www.mexiko-mexico.info /mesoamerica (1168 words)

	Mesoamerica
		Mesoamerica is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		To the ancient Maya, Venus was the patron of war and many recorded battles are timed to the motions of this planet.
		The Native American Sweat Lodge, Temazcal, is an ancient practice from the native indians of America; a sacred ritual for Healing and Purification.
	www.experiencefestival.com /mesoamerica (1110 words)

	GB Online's Mesoamerica (sans frames)
		The symbolism, iconography, and writing systems that developed throughout the world are fascinating, but none more so than those that evolved in Mesoamerica.
		Mesoamerica as a culture area is defined by the native use of this calendar, which can be found even among the earliest peoples.
		The ancient books represented within these pages were written by the native people of Mexico and Guatemala; including the Mexica and their neighbors in the Valley of Mexico and the surrounding area, the Maya of Guatemala, Chiapas, and the Yucatan Peninsula, and the Mixtec and Zapotec tribes of Oaxaca.
	pages.prodigy.com /GBonline/mesowelc-old.html (1409 words)

	AncientMexico.com: The History Art and Culture of Ancient Mesoamerica
		The map of mesoamerica is an interactive map of the ancient world of the Aztecs, Mayas and their predecessors.
		The map can be used to see city level detail of some of the monuments and temples that still dot the landscapes of modern day mexico and guatemala.
		Included are passages from the sources who wrote of the conquest, as well as a poem written by one of the last kings of the Aztecs.
	www.ancientmexico.com (347 words)

	INSTITUTE FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN STUDIES, ICAS
		Located in the heart of Central America, Our Language School is based in Costa Rica and is part of a unique community and ecosystem.
		This allows you to learn Spanish with a highly dedicated, professional staff of native Spanish-speaking teachers and to immerse yourself in a truly Latin American community.
		Take a look at Our Journal, Mesoamerica, that focuses on the realities of Central America and aims to improve understanding of the region.
	www.mesoamericaonline.net (323 words)

	mesoamerican civilizations
		__ "The Maya are probably the best-known of the classical civilizations of Mesoamerica.
		__ "The first significant civilization to develop in Mesoamerica was that of the Olmecs.
		When the Spanish settlers first came in 1508, anthropologists estimate their numbers to have been between 20,000 and 50,000 but maltreatment, disease, flight, and unsuccessful rebellion had diminished their number to 4,000 by 1515; in 1544 a bishop counted only 60, but these too were soon lost." - http://welcome.topuertorico.org/reference/taino.shtml
	www.archaeolink.com /mesoamerican_civilizations.htm (2508 words)

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