HIS 221 - Mayas and Aztecs:an Introduction to the History of Ancient Mesoamerica

Institution:

Onondaga Community College

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Description:

This course introduces students to the pre-Columbian civilizations of Mexico and Central America, advanced cultures begun long before the common era and lasting for several thousand years. These ancient and still mysterious peoples will be observed and examined, a people who constructed vast cities and great pyramids some only recently rediscovered, who developed sophisticated calendars and writing systems still not completely understood, and who created religious and political systems that endure in modified forms to this day.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.sunyocc.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 498-2622

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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