HIS-386 Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
Focusing on the cultural region that includes
parts of present day Mexico, Guatemala, Belize,
Honduras, and El Salvador, this course will
examine major sedentary societies and empires of
Mesoamerica. Through an examination of
anthropological, archeological, and historical
sources, the course will explore the growth,
expansion, decline, and cultural legacies of the
Olmec, Mayan, Zapotec, Teotihuacan, and Aztec
civilizations.