The great pre-Columbian civilisations
The top 3 according to 20 votes from people: Maya · Olmecs · Toltecs. (Updated Mar 8, 2024.)
From the Olmecs, the "mother culture" of Mesoamerica, to the Inca Empire, the largest in pre-Columbian America: the peoples who built pyramids, cities and calendars before 1492. Which one fascinates you most?
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Top 12
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1
Maya
Writing, astronomy and calendars; cities like Chichén Itzá.
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2
Olmecs
The "mother culture" of Mesoamerica, with its colossal heads.
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3
Toltecs
From Tula they ruled central Mexico and inspired the Aztecs.
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4
Caribs
Seafarers of the Lesser Antilles.
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5
Zapotecs
They founded Monte Albán in the valleys of Oaxaca.
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Aztecs (Mexica)
An empire with its capital Tenochtitlan built on a lake.
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7
Incas
The largest empire of pre-Columbian America, with its capital at Cuzco.
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8
Mixtecs
Master goldsmiths and authors of pictographic codices.
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9
Taíno
The Caribbean peoples Columbus encountered.
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10
Teotihuacan
The great city of the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon.
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11
Tiwanaku
The monumental civilisation of Lake Titicaca.
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12
Moche
Some of the finest ceramics of the ancient world and great metalwork.
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