2006-12-31 06:29:17 · 8 answers · asked by jc_chapin 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
mayans-- You should see Apocalypto
2007-01-01 04:00:10 · answer #1 · answered by King of the Red plume 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a couple of confusions here. Yes, the Mayans preceded the Aztecs in the valley where Mexico City is now, but they had already started moving further south when the Aztecs arrived. The Aztecs did fight Mayans when they arrived and sought economic and military dominance in the area, but they also heavily fought the Zapotecs and mostly the Toltecs. Many of their gods were borrowed directly from the Toltecs (in a similar way that the Romans borrowed Greek gods).
So, in some ways the Mayan and Aztec people were contemporaries, although in terms of which culture thrived at which time, the Mayan already had a widely spread civilization but were declining and had less power than the Toltecs when the Aztecs arrived.
I hope that helps :)
2006-12-31 09:47:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mayans
2006-12-31 08:17:34 · answer #3 · answered by maryanndertal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mayans
2006-12-31 07:45:32 · answer #4 · answered by Sakura ♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Supposedly the Mayans were first and then the Aztecs arrived. They fought the Mayans and won, so they built their city which is now Mexico City and the Mayans had to move southeast. That's what most peole tell me.
2006-12-31 07:08:33 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Complicated-World♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mayans.
2006-12-31 06:31:06 · answer #6 · answered by James M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mayans. Before them were the Olmecs and Toltecs.
2006-12-31 06:34:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
the Incas, Maya, Aztecs are all late commers and they all broke off from other existing tribes.................... And there have been tribes in the americas that go back well over a 100,000 years. And their name have been lost in history........................
2006-12-31 12:29:49 · answer #8 · answered by kilroymaster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋