Question

List the year each period began and ended:

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Olmec (c.1200 BCE–c. 400 BCE )

b) Formative or Preclassic Maya (c.1000 BC.–c. 250 AD)

c) Classic Maya (250 CE–900 CE)

d) Postclassic Maya (c. 950–1539 AD)

Explanation:

These are the dates in which each of these periods started and ended. This question refers to the different periods and categories in which Mesoamerican cultures are divided. Mesoamerica is the name given to a cultural region of America. It comprises an area from central Mexico through Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica. These areas had some of the most advanced civilizations in America before Spanish colonization.

Answer 2

The answer to the following:

List the year each period began and ended:
(a) Olmec
(b) Formative or Preclassic Maya
(c) Classic Maya
(d) Postclassic Maya

is:
a) Olmec (c.1200 BCE to c. 400 BCE )

b)Formative or Preclassic Maya (c.1000 BC. until the advent of the Classic Period c. 250 AD)

c)Classic Maya (250 CE to 900 CE)

d)Postclassic Maya (c. 950–1539 AD)