LACS 43 Olmecs, Maya, and Toltecs: Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica

The course begins by discussing how people first occupied Mesoamerica during the Ice Age and then examines the development of agriculture and early villages that laid the foundations for Mesoamerica's earliest complex societies, including the Olmecs. We then explore the Classic period civilizations of Teotihuacan, Monte Albán, and the Maya and the Postclassic city-states of the Toltecs, Mixtecs, and Maya and the Aztec empire at the time of the Spanish Conquest. (ARCH)

Instructor

Nichols

Cross Listed Courses

ANTH 22

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:INT or SOC; WCult:NW

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