| Ancient Mexican Culture can trace its people back as | | | | growing crops such as beans, corn, squash and |
| far as 2000 BC. This was a time when permanent | | | | cacao. The Mayan people were considered |
| settlements were formed and the Mexican people | | | | extremely intelligent and they had a fully developed |
| adopted the practice of agriculture. Along with the | | | | writing system as well as extensive knowledge in |
| settlements came art and technology. When a | | | | math and astronomy. By 900 AD most of their |
| people no longer are migratory they have time to | | | | settlements had disappeared and were swallowed up |
| turn their attention to advancements and creativity. | | | | by the jungle. |
| The first peoples to emerge from this period were | | | | The Aztecs |
| the Olmecs. | | | | The last to settle in Mexico was the ancient Mexican |
| The Olmecs | | | | culture commonly known as the Aztecs.(five |
| This ancient Mexican culture is considered to be the | | | | Confederated Nations) Via pre-cognitive visions, |
| forbearer of the pre-Hispanic people of Mexico. The | | | | they founded their capital on the island of Lake |
| symbolic jaguar figure appears with metaphysical | | | | Texcoco. Tenochtitlan became the center of Aztec |
| implications. Many of the artifacts discovered from | | | | culture. At the height of its existence, during the |
| their settlements contain the jaguar or feline design. | | | | reign of Mectezuma II, the white man was reported |
| It appears their religious center were located in | | | | to have arrived on the shores of their land. The |
| Veracruz and Tabasco. | | | | end of this people was not far behind. |
| The Mayas | | | | From these three great civilizations, the Olmecs, |
| The Mayas are an ancient Mexican culture that can | | | | Mayas and Aztecs the people of Mexico were born. |
| be traced as far back as 1500 BC. However their | | | | A culture of beauty, deep-seated faith and colorful |
| cultural peak occurred well after the Olmec civilization | | | | character rose up to become the modern Mexican |
| form 600-900 AD. Most of their settlements were | | | | culture we know today. |
| located near water. They spent much of their time | | | | |