# Mezoamerika

Mezoamerika i pripadajuća kulturna područja
**Mezoamerika** je naziv za regiju koja se prostire od današnjeg centralnog Meksika do današnje sjeveroistočne Kostarike i u kojoj se u periodu od 3000 godina prije otkrića Amerike razvio niz međusobno povezanih kultura i civilizacija.

Svim tim kulturama i civilizacijama zajednička je bila poljoprivreda na bazi uzgoja kukuruza, nošenje sandala, politeistička vjerovanja temeljem kojih su bili bogovi sunca i kiše, numerički sistem na osnovu broja 20, gradnja piramida i ritualne igre s loptom.

Od njih su najpoznatije Maje i Asteci.

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