The Americas

The Americas consisted of four major groups, the Olmecs, the Myans, the Aztecs, and the Incas. The Olmecs were the first dominant culture in South America and lasted from 2000BC-300AD. Their cities were temple focused and they developed hieroglyphics. Their artwork consisted of jade objects and gigantic heads made of stone.

Social class had influence on the type of home those of this civilization lived in. Elites lived in highly decorative homes while commoners lived in homes made of sticks and mud. 

It is assumed that the Olmec civilization ended around 300 BC because there is no evidence of their existence after this time. It is a mystery what happened to the Olmecs as there have to no graves found to analyze and no concrete evidence of disease, war, famine, natural disaster or relocation, though all of these possibilities have been postulated.

The Mayan civilization began around 300 BC and flourished for about 1800 years. The Classic period of the Maya was the golden age of their civilization during which their civilization grew about 40 cities and the population reached about 2,000,000. They were deeply religious people who worshiped multiple gods. Like the Olmec, the end of the maya is also unknown. Some believe that the Maya exhausted the environment around them while others believe it was warfare with surrounding civilizations that brought an end to the Maya.

EC: 25 unknown facts about the Maya:

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