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[https://pressbooks.pub/art100/chapter/art-of-the-americas/ by PRESSBOOKS] | [https://pressbooks.pub/art100/chapter/art-of-the-americas/ by PRESSBOOKS] | ||
The Spanish conquistadores (conquerors) found that the “New World” was in fact not new at all, and that the indigenous people of Mesoamerica had established advanced civilizations with densely populated cities and towering architectural monuments such as at Teōtīhuacān, as well as advanced writing systems. | The Spanish conquistadores (conquerors) found that the “New World” was in fact not new at all, and that the indigenous people of Mesoamerica had established advanced civilizations with densely populated cities and towering architectural monuments such as at Teōtīhuacān, as well as advanced writing systems. | ||
=====North America, 1000–1400 A.D.===== | |||
[https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/07/na.html by Heilbrunn] | |||
Consolidation of populations and incipient political centralization characterize the period, particularly in the Eastern Woodlands and the Southwest. The success of food crops such as maize and beans allows for meaningful concentrations of peoples. Settlements are enlarged along local patterns, with individual centers assuming regional dominance. | |||
