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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: The word culture comes from the Latin root colere (to inhabit, to cultivate, or to honor). ...
The Americas is an alternative name in the English language for the continent of America, to distinguish it from the United States of America, which is often just called America. ...
World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...
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:
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. ...
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. ...
See also: Middle Horizon Tiwanaku (old spelling: Tiahuanaco) is an important Pre-Columbian archeological site in Bolivia. ...
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