The term Ancient American cultures refers to the cultures that developed in the Americas prior to the European colonization that began in the 15th and 16th centuries. In many cases, they are no longer existent. According to the region of origin, they can be classified into: Look up Culture in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikinews has a related story: Culture and entertainment Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Cultural Development in Antiquity Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Culture and Civilization in Modern Times Classificatory system for cultures and civilizations, by Dr. Sam Vaknin Categories: Culture... Map of the Americas by Jonghe, c. ... Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Colonization (or colonisation) is the act where life forms move into a distant area where their kind is sparse or not yet existing at all and set up new settlements in the area. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...

Ancient North American cultures:

• Mississippian culture

Ancient Mesoamerican cultures: The Mississippian culture was a Mound-building Native American culture that flourished in the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States in the centuries leading up to European contact. ...

• Mayas
• Mixtec
• Zapotec
• Aztec

Ancient South American cultures: This article is about the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. ... Codex Zouche-Nuttall, a pre-Columbian piece of Mixtec writing, now in the British Museum The Mixtec (or Mixteca) are a Native American people centered in the Oaxaca state of Mexico. ... Zapotec refers to a native people of Mexico, their language family consisting of more than 15 languages, and their historic culture and traditions. ... The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th century. ...

• Tiwanaku

See also: Middle Horizon Tiwanaku (old spelling: Tiahuanaco) is an important Pre-Columbian archeological site in Bolivia. ...

• LostWorlds.org | An Interactive Museum of the American Indian
• Native American – the article deals with Native Americans nowadays.